Alexander Downer Quotes (40 Quotes)

I don't think there's any need to be concerned about it, ... I think this is just another paragraph in a very long book of fiery rhetoric, that we've heard for many years.

Well, it's a - I don't want to disappoint you, but it's a time worn tradition of Australian Governments over many years not to get into any discussion about that aspect of intelligence matters.

It is very important that people take this warning seriously.

Well, I'm not going to go into what the letter says, because the police are looking at that. But as you say it's in Bahasa. But of course that's not to suggest that the letter came from outside of Australia. It came from in Australia. It came from Victoria.

We had some advice a few days ago of a possible terrorist attack in Jakarta focusing on Western-style hotels and we changed our travel advisory to take that into account, ... But we didn't have any information on a specific attack on the Australian Embassy at this time, though there have been, over a long period of time, concerns that this could happen.

It is deeply regrettable that the Pakistani government has shown absolute disregard for the many direct appeals to exercise restraint and has willfully turned its back on the sincere efforts of the international community to encourage reason to prevail.

I'm not criticising the defence team, because I don't set myself up as the person who they should turn to for advice on their defence.

This is a warning about the possibility of a terrorist attack, in particular targeting hotels - Western or westernised hotels in Jakarta.

We want to see progress on agriculture, we want to see the European Union come back with a better market access offer that's going to be crucial to a successful meeting in Hong Kong,

So this is all part of a free society. People are entitled to hold whatever view they want, and the media can report things how they wish.

Sheik Hilaly is making a good contribution. He is making a good contribution.

The onus of that task falls on the armed forces and the police force in East Timor and they haven't done a good job in recent times. It's important that they perform more effectively and do everything they can to stop the violence and move to disarm the two sides -- the paramilitaries and the pro-independence side,

There is no question that Iraq is endeavoring to circumvent Security Council resolutions ... it's trying to frustrate the work of the inspectors instead of cooperating fully,

It will build a range of key counter-terrorism programs in three key areas -- enhancing the capacity of the Indonesian National Police, travel security and combating terrorist financing -- and address new priorities identified by the Indonesian Government.

No one is suggesting, and no one should suggest, that the United States is anything but vigilant and determined in its opposition to the proliferation and even the use of biological weapons,

nothing to worry about if they don't export components or fully made-up weapons of mass destruction.

It's of some concern to us that the sentence is as short as it is. We're disappointed about that. We'd like to see a longer sentence,

We have said many times before that ... at the very least, Indonesia is responsible for the security situation in East Timor,

We think, at the end of the day, it makes a great deal more sense to have dialogue with North Korea, rather than to freeze them out of regional and international arrangements,

They have indicated they are prepared to resume talks and before too long, within a reasonable time frame,

Whether it would be a terrorist attack directed at foreigners or whether it would be directed very specifically at Indonesian targets, we don't have any information on that either,

We hope that it's going to be possible to get back on to the diplomatic path before too long,

If these talks are a success, clearly we hope a U.N. presence can be on the ground in the next few weeks,

that there are some people on earth who are so wicked and so evil that nothing can be done but to confront them.

finding a peaceful and lasting solution to the nuclear issue.

I will raise bilateral issues and regional security concerns, including measures to prevent nuclear and missile proliferation and other arms control objectives,

A constructive, diplomatic solution to North Korea's nuclear crisis, which escalated just over a year ago, is vital for the security of our region and stability in North Asia and among our allies and top trading partners,

They have had a good hearing of their representation on obviously resuming the six-party talks and making sure some sort of process is put in place for nuclear disarmament in North Korea,

I think in turn the media has become very interested in this specific case, and has gone into an enormous amount of detail.

It will help curb identity fraud and possible misuse by people smugglers, terrorists and other transnational criminals.

for the time being.

We want to keep supporting the Indonesian government, the Indonesian police, the Indonesian intelligence services and, of course, the people of Indonesia,

In addition, I will express Australian support for international efforts to meet the pressing humanitarian problems facing North Korea.

I suppose people could hide all sorts of equipment in all sorts of clothing,

Their sort of ugly, sneering, amused attitude at the slaughter of innocent people is just horrific,

There will be a need for continued commitment and strong leadership by all parties, especially in the early implementation of plans for the disposal of weapons,

It's a deeply disturbing additional submission which confirms what (U.N. chief weapons inspector) Hans Blix was saying 10 days ago,

These are principles on which our country has been built, as well as the United States, and in fact they are amongst the most important values that bind our two countries together,

It would certainly play well to the international community, it would certainly demonstrate their commitment to fighting terrorism,

vital interest in finding a constructive diplomatic solution to address the nuclear question.