Phil Goff
Phil Goff
Philip Bruce Goffis the Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Mount Roskill. During the Fifth Labour Government, in office from 1999 to 2008, he served in a number of ministerial portfolios, including Minister of Defence of New Zealand, Minister of Corrections, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control and Associate Minister of Finance. He served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party between 11 November 2008 and 13 December 2011...
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I remain hopeful they will (implement the agreement) but I am not yet confident,
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Any offence that has been taken we obviously regret and we hope at this stage that will have no significant impact in terms of consequences on trade. But we can't rule out that potential at this point.
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That means that the next government in Fiji will not be able to relax either. Fiji is fast heading down the road of becoming known as a banana republic,
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a man probably responsible for 50 deaths, the burning of hundreds of homes, destruction of villages and who currently holds several dozen people as hostage.
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These reservations relate to the reliability and admissibility of evidence, constraints placed on the defense, and the independence of the judiciary from the executive,
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We would hope that the United States would become engaged again as soon as possible so that we jointly address this real problem.