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The political situation is as hot as the temperature. I think frankly we are on a knife edge. There has to be some movement, I think, above all on the question of terrorism in order for us to see people pulling back from the brink. And that has to come soon.Chris Patten
We want to know that if we are investing money in Macedonia, it is being spent to ensure Macedonia's stability and prosperity.
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Undoubtedly, at the moment, the major cause of CO2 emission is what happens in developed countries.
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Most worrying for me in China is the stoking up of nationalist sentiment as an alternative to, I think, moral fervor that used to accompany Communism. I hope that the Chinese authorities will be careful about that.
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