Martti Ahtisaari
Martti Ahtisaari
Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari; born 23 June 1937) is a Finnish politician, the tenth President of Finland, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and United Nations diplomat and mediator, noted for his international peace work...
NationalityFinnish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth23 June 1937
CityVyborg, Finland
CountryFinland
allowing conflicts peace
Peace is a question of will. All conflicts can be settled, and there are no excuses for allowing them to become eternal.
aim chinese explain happened member owe permanent prime talks
My prime aim is to go to see the permanent member who has not been briefed properly. I think I owe it to the Chinese that I explain what has happened in these talks that I have attended, ... This Week.
anybody former means mere state
The mere fact that I'm former head of state and former under-secretary in the U.N. system, it means that I can get in touch with anybody in the world, in theory.
If one has problems with immigrant communities in Europe, that should not be used against Turkey.
peace people
I have no superhuman powers. If people don't want to make peace, there is nothing I can do.
concerned countries movements
I'm concerned when certain movements or countries have been isolated from the international dialogue because then you have no way of influencing them.
If the political will is there, we can solve anything.
continue crisis government influence
I don't see this development as a government crisis. We will continue the negotiations ... this development will not influence the process.
days easily last lead life minutes nap travelled year
In the last year of my presidency, I travelled 200 days out of 365. You have to lead a very disciplined life. To be able to do that, I need a lot of sleep. But I have no problems sleeping. On long days, I can easily take a nap for 20 minutes in the afternoon.
others
I know what it's like when you are a refugee, living on the mercy of others and having to adjust.
progress
The progress has to start now.
country important unions
The ability of the countries within the region to cooperate and establish good-neighborly relations ... will be an important criterion for evaluating their prospects of full integration with the European Union,
minorities improvement protection
There are certain standards, like the protection of minorities and the improvement in their lives that have to be improved now.
taken views groups
The views of the Contact Group member-states must be taken seriously, as well as the guidelines set out in their document on Kosovo, which clearly says that the province should not be divided,