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
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And I hope he will be willing to work with us and with the international community to take forward that peace process,
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Almost half of them have voted for a new beginning. Despite the climate of fear, the people of Zimbabwe showed that they expect, and that they deserve, a much greater level of democracy.
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There must be proper access to legal representation and it must be an open and fair trial which we can observe and monitor.
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The remarkable thing in these circumstances is how many of the people in Zimbabwe braved the violence and voted for change,
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an important initial step which will help the EU get a clearer picture of the situation on the ground.
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are getting very close to agreement across a number of fronts.
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a Scottish court administering Scottish law under Scottish procedures and Scottish rules of evidence.
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This does not imply a crisis because they had always agreed they would go back at least once in mid-week,
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A European operation will only occur where NATO, as a whole, has decided not to act,
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It is clear from weekend reports that the violence in Kosovo has continued. We do not accept that this is merely an internal matter.
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It is politically and diplomatically possible to negotiate withdrawal
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It is a visible demonstration to our commitment to completing the job,
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It is an historic step, and I am delighted that the U.K. played a leading role in its achievement.
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Last night, (Yugoslav) President (Slobodan) Milosevic made what he called a peace offer. He said he was starting to withdraw his troops from Kosovo,