Goran Persson
Goran Persson
Hans Göran Perssonserved as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006 and was leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1996 to 2007...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth20 January 1949
CountrySweden
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If we allow this to happen, millions of lives will be lost and we will pass on a more unfair and unsafe world to the next generations,
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One might say that after 33 years as head of state this should have been done before, but it should be painted when one is the middle of one's life, so here we are.
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A nice person who I've learned to appreciate.
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Should the British fail on that, then it will be terribly difficult for Austria to resolve.
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We need to redouble our effort, additional resources must be mobilized and more forceful measures taken.
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We will not replace the United States. It's not possible, ... It's nothing we want to do.
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We don't agree upon how we regard the Kyoto protocol, ... So ... we agree to disagree about substance, according to the Kyoto protocol.
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We have gathered here today to express our solidarity, our sympathy with the victims and their families and show our support for the open society,
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The prospect of weapons of mass destruction being used again is terrifying. We cannot afford to let this happen. Our failure to address the threats from these weapons at this summit leaves us with a crucial task ahead,
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We stand for improved unemployment benefit, they stand for worse. So people can choose.
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We need support, clearly this is primarily from the Left Party and the Green Party, who said so clearly in the election campaign where they stood,
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We, the Heads of State and Government, owe this to coming generations. We cannot afford to fail. We need to find collective solution based on the rule of law. And for this, we need a stronger United Nations,
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We, the leaders of the world, have for three days discussed how the United Nations can be strengthened to meet the challenges of the 21st century,
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To convince the people in that situation to change your currency -- say farewell to your own currency and go for the project when you can see that you are performing better, we are performing better -- that's not easy.