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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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're not going to negotiate some new treaty on climate change ... What this is about is seeing whether it will be possible in the future to bring people back into consensus together. Can we do that? I don't know, but it's important that we at least begin a process of dialogue that allows us to make progress on this.
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There is no point in speculating what happens down the line if you reach an impasse. But there is a lot of processes that have to be gone through before you are at that point, not least the Security Council.
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Whether they were hidden or removed or destroyed even, the plain fact is that he was in breach of United Nations resolutions,
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Unless there is a recommendation that comes forward from our military commanders that they require more troops, we don't provide them,
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There are bound to be disagreements over trade, partly because of the very strength of China's economic performance.
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The fact is we have an Iraqi government, supported by the United Nations, trying desperately to bring stability and hope and democracy to Iraq, ... Our job has got to be helping them.
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What we can do is try and devise the right architecture for the financial systems of the world which leads to greater stability, more openness and more transparency,
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What we're about here is trying to make sure that public opinion everywhere is satisfied entirely as to the quality and safety of British beef,
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what we hold dear in this country and in other civilized nations throughout the world.
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We hope we can get the rest of the transport system back up and running again as soon as possible.
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We hold absolutely to the 30th of June timetable,
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Let no one be in doubt that the rules of the game are changing, ... If you come to our country from abroad, don't meddle in extremism.