277 Quotes by Jack Straw

I don't want to raise expectations too high,

theological-political divide, which could open up even further down the boundary between so-called Christian heritage states and those of Islamic heritage.

I cannot say whether in the middle of December we will or will not reach a deal, but it certainly will not be for want of trying,

The truth is, as (U.S. Secretary of State) Condoleezza Rice has made clear, military action in respect of the Iranian dossier is not on anybody's agenda. I believe it is inconceivable,

Now more than 40 years since the prospect of membership of the European Union was first held out to Turkey,

Anchor Turkey in the West and we gain a beacon of democracy and modernity - a country with a Muslim majority - which will be a shining example across the whole of its neighboring region,

Delay would give Saddam the clearest possible signal that his strategy is succeeding, ... It would tell him that the international community lacks the will to disarm him.

The EU and the European people have always seen Turkey as a European state, ... The heavy responsibility rests on all member states. ... I don't want to contemplate the possibility of a veto.

Coming just days before the presidential elections, it looks like yet another attempt by the Mugabe regime to obstruct the conduct of the election and the ability of the people of Zimbabwe to choose, freely and fairly, who should lead them.