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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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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There must be a political solution in Chechnya ... We will go on expressing concern about the developments in Chechnya,
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It is clear today that more energetic and purposeful Swedish actions during the 1940s could have led to a more happy end for Raoul Wallenberg and his family
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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 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're not going to be able to promise those born in the 1940s any great tax cuts. That's the first difference this evening.
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We stand for improved unemployment benefit, they stand for worse. So people can choose.
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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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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.
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give hope for a better future, but the political message from our debate is clear.
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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.