I have a clear duty of care in respect of both UK citizens and of UK staff in diplomatic posts abroad
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I think if you compare nation-building in other situations after the war in Europe, building up stable nations from the collapse of the Soviet Union, look at Afghanistan I think that is a reasonable prospect.Jack Straw
We had a very thorough exchange of the different positions of the EU-3 and the new government of Iran,
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Let there be no doubt that any failure by Iraq to comply with its obligations will lead to serious consequences, ... For it is only the credible threat of force which has brought Iraq this far today.
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a most shocking and terrible tragedy, initiated by terrorism, and its scale almost defies imagination.
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It needs to be resolved by all facilities available to the international community, that is what we have been working on and continue to work on,
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None of us should underestimate the challenges that still lie ahead in Iraq, ... Nation building from a violent past has never been easy.
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