Robin Cook
Robin Cook
Robert Finlayson Cookwas a British Labour Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliamentfor Livingston from 1983 until his death, and served in the Cabinet as Foreign Secretary from 1997 to 2001...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth4 May 1940
extending purpose talks
There is no purpose in extending the talks any further,
home kosovo peace refugees safe
We want peace, but it must be a peace that makes Kosovo safe for the refugees to go home
peace resume soon talks tracks
We want the peace talks to resume on all tracks as soon as possible,
avoid fire future potential stop
We want to stop the breaches in the cease-fire and we want to avoid the potential of future atrocities,
assemble difficult effort quickly
Yes, but all the effort he has had to put into concealment makes it difficult for him to assemble them quickly for use.
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We are trying to find a peaceful solution to the crisis, ... We do not want to use force. But we will not let Saddam Hussein continue to obstruct the U.N. inspection teams.
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we are dismayed by the nuclear tests which have been carried out by Pakistan.
absolutely came contact government spanish
We had no contact with the Spanish government before he came or before he was arrested, ... There was absolutely no entrapment in this case.
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We are looking for a strong declaration that there must be a return to the rule of law and an end to the illegal occupation of the farms,
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Today's agreement does not embrace any renegade fanatic who may wish to still try to carry out a threat to the life of Salman Rushdie,
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We are making sure that every possible pressure is brought to bear on President Mugabe, ... There has to be an end to the occupations and a start to elections.
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I very much hope that it is the deal we are looking for, ... What he is saying is encouraging ... If he has got the kind of deal that appears to be emerging, he has moved Saddam a long way.
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The starting point for our discussions will be the offer we made in 1988 to help fund a program of land reform, ... But it has to be a program that is within the rule of law and helps the rural poor. And the occupations have to stop.
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Hong Kong will be the main centerpiece of our relations with China for a long time to come,