26 Quotes by Jan Balkenende

We should not let ourselves be divided by a small group of people which writes its message in blood, a small group of people with a cynical message of terror that want to drive us to hatred,

We've had a very interesting working dinner, ... We can start negotiations with Turkey on the basis of the analysis of the commission.

To talk about a crisis is not right.

The topic of Chechnya is a very delicate one, ... With this state visit we have to give attention to the fact that we are concerned about human rights and concerned about human rights activists, and the way they are treated.

Our debt of gratitude is too great to express in words. They gave us the most precious gift -- freedom, ... Today, I salute them.

Now it's up to the presidency to work on its proposals.

The mood in the Turkish delegation is one of disappointment,

a remarkable man who won a warm place in the hearts of the Dutch people. With his passing, a great man is gone.

It's terrible if you hear about a fire of such size, 11 people dead, ... Our thoughts are with the families of the victims and the wounded.