Munir Akram Quotes (7 Quotes)

They have been there for 25 or 30 years, every document on development. I don't think the world can change directions on a pinhead.

Will we yield on the MDG ... No, I don't think so. I think that MDG is now a concept, a slogan if you will, that has captured the imagination of common people around the world.

I think there is consternation and perhaps a sense of injury at the tone and substance of the letter.

what happens in the development section ... will influence positions on other parts of the document.

Pakistan is against nonproliferation because it is always accompanied by disarmament. If disarmament is applied to some countries and not others, it will be dangerous to the security of the world This is not an issue of reaching compromises on language, this is an issue of national security.

We are looking at very, very difficult negotiations in the days ahead,

It is understandable that the patience of some important members of the Security Council is running out. All people of goodwill desire that all the possibilities for a peaceful resolution of this crisis should be exhausted before the council may decide to bring into play the enforcement mechanism. The decision for the use of force cannot be an easy one for anyone. For Pakistan, an Islamic country from the region, such a decision will be a most difficult one. And we would therefore like to see every effort exhausted for a peaceful resolution of this crisis.