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It seems at times like a nightmare from which we are still hoping to awake, except that for millions of people in 12 affected countries, spanning two continents, and for tens of thousands of visitors from nations around the world, this nightmare is devastatingly real,
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I am shocked by the news, ... I had met with Chief Abiola just last week and he seemed in good health. I expected his imminent release from detention by the authorities and the beginning of a process to restore democratic civilian rule to Nigeria.
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If we do not get a universal acceptance of the constitution the likelihood of the violence continuing is there. If it had been an inclusive exercise -- as when everybody had embraced the constitution and everyone saw his interest protected by the constitution -- I think it would have been a rallying exercise. We are not there at this stage,
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This terrorist attack was clearly designed to disrupt the search for a peaceful solution to the conflict, ... The perpetrators cannot be allowed to succeed in their sinister purpose.
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I believe it is a genuine expression of the will of the international community, led by the Security Council, to come together again after last year's divisions and to help the Iraqi people take charge of their own political destiny -- in peace and freedom -- under a sovereign government.
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