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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a step of unparalleled magnitude in the recent history of Northern Ireland.
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We were never going to be able at this G8 to resolve the disagreement over Kyoto, nor to renegotiate a set of targets for countries in place of the Kyoto Protocol,
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So for those who sometimes say that the process in the Middle East is hopeless we say we can look at Northern Ireland and take some hope from that.
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I can't exactly foresee the circumstances in which, you know, the American president can come in and be of help, ... But I was very grateful for the offer of that. And I think people in Northern Ireland will be as well.
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This year, 2006, is a very decisive year for Northern Ireland.
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Yet here we are for all the difficulties in Northern Ireland able to point back to real improvements in the security and the standards of living,
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It's got to be absolutely clear that people who are going to serve in the government of Northern Ireland have got to have given up violence for good,
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We want to resolve the issue of North Korea and its nuclear weapons program and the export of nuclear technology by peaceful and constructive dialogue,
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We have never come this far before. We've never been this close to a lasting settlement in Northern Ireland,
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We have made an important step in the transition from conflict to peace in Northern Ireland.
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There will always be extremists who seek to disrupt a process such as the peace process in Northern Ireland, ... They must not be allowed to get their way.
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It is also perhaps fitting that here in Northern Ireland a good part of our discussions focused on the Middle East,
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I say to you in all frankness, this is the only way forward for Northern Ireland, ... I ask all of you, the people of Northern Ireland, that you give it a chance to work.
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I think it is important we end the isolation of northern Cyprus,