37 Quotes by Harri Holkeri

There are certain rules that are very important in political negotiations. The first rule is to create more trust and confidence between the parties.

When I was involved in Finnish domestic problems, I used to bring people together and make them work together instead of fighting against each other.

Your personal view on the subject is not always so important. To get a decision, you sometimes have to forget your own ideas, your own views.

If there is something I would like to do as President of the General Assembly, it is to place more emphasis on the issue of education, which enables a better life for women.

I recently reread an article of mine written in 1964, and I think it is still valid. There is not much difference. Many of the items on the agenda 37 years ago are still there.

In international or national crises, there are always questions of lack of confidence. You have to change the minds of the people in order to get results.

That is where consensus-building begins-with the idea that you have your own truth, but that the negotiator on the other side of the table has his own truth as well.

I am very familiar with the financial situation of the United Nations. The lack of funds for this organization has always been with us.

Men and women have roles – their roles are different, but their rights are equal.