Robin Cook
Robin Cook
Robert Finlayson Cookwas a British Labour Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliamentfor Livingston from 1983 until his death, and served in the Cabinet as Foreign Secretary from 1997 to 2001...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth4 May 1940
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are getting very close to agreement across a number of fronts.
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a Scottish court administering Scottish law under Scottish procedures and Scottish rules of evidence.
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This does not imply a crisis because they had always agreed they would go back at least once in mid-week,
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We are here to help clarify one of the darkest episodes in human history,
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We hold President Milosevic responsible for the safety of these three men,
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Yes, but all the effort he has had to put into concealment makes it difficult for him to assemble them quickly for use.
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Our objective is clear: to impress on India and Pakistan the urgent need to adhere to the global non-proliferation regime, to conduct no further tests, and to begin a dialogue which will go to the heart of the differences between them. The nuclear tests have only increased tension, not enhanced security,
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I was pleased that the prime minister assured me that he would make inquiries today about access ... to the remaining two British citizens he has not yet seen,
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I was pleased that the prime minister also assured me that those detained would be treated in accordance with due process of law.
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In Kosovo Europe witnessed the greatest persecution of a whole people since the days of Hitler or Stalin. We acted because the age of mass deportation and ethnic cleansing belongs to Europe's past.
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I had now expressed that view to both the chairman of the JIC and the prime minister and both had assented to it,
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I have to say that I will not accept the criticism that has been emanating from Belgrade from the very people who organize the mass ethnic cleansing of Kosovo, who have caused thousands of civilian deaths in Kosovo, and who have displaced from their homes hundreds of thousands of people in Kosovo, ... How dare they produce crocodile tears for people killed in the conflict for which they themselves are responsible.
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I have to report to you that as of this morning, there is no evidence of troops withdrawing from Kosovo. Indeed, the reports we have suggest that the fighting continues,
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Hong Kong will be the main centerpiece of our relations with China for a long time to come,