Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blairis a British politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and the Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. Together with then-US President George W. Bush, he initiated the Iraq War with the invasion of Iraq, an act which remains highly controversial...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth6 May 1953
CityEdinburgh, Scotland
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We are ready to discuss issues with Pakistan -- all issues, including Jammu and Kashmir, ... India stands for dialogue. We believe in an exchange of views. We believe in negotiations to solve problems.
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We discuss issues very frankly between us, whether it is to do with human rights or democracy. For example, we discussed the issue of Chechnya. However, the relationship between us is important in terms of our common interest,
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We are not going to deal with this problem, with the roots as deep as they are, until we confront these people at every single level. And not just their methods but their ideas,
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We are never going to be able to go as fast as the situation demands because actually it demands urgent action in every situation now. We are never going to be able to do everything that everyone wants, ... Let's just concentrate on getting these commitments delivered.
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We have made an important step in the transition from conflict to peace in Northern Ireland.
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Our response to this should not be to run away and hide...but on the contrary--to hold firm,
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They've been absolutely excellent and very productive as I hoped and expected ... we discussed a whole range of issues, ... I think we've been through all the issues that you would expect, plus some more. And I've found it a very, very useful meeting, indeed.
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a man of rare vision, integrity and courage, whose leadership over nearly 50 years did so much for Jordan, its people and the region.
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All of us are trying to manage the consequences of change,
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a word of congratulations to our police and security services for the magnificent work that they have done.
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That's why it's important, I think, that as long as it takes -- and maybe it's not possible to reach consensus at the moment -- that there is a reform of the Security Council at some stage.
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That's for them. But it's for us to say the consequences of electing people who aren't serious negotiating partners is that we can't move this forward,
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That's more than I deserve -- and more than I'm used to, quite frankly,
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There was no real disagreement as to subsistence, ... It was essential that the treaty be upheld in full, that there was no question whatever of going against any provision of the treaty, and in particular that Mr. Duisenberg having made it clear that he did not desire to serve the full term of eight years, that the decision as to when he goes is his and his decision alone.