Harri Holkeri Quotes

My Opinion On Who's Wrong Or Who's Right Has Nothing To Do With The Fact That We Have To Bring Together People Who Are Against Each Other, To Transform Antagonism Into Cooperation.

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.

Peace Enforcement Is A Much More Difficult Kind Of Operation Than Peacekeeping.

In Every European Nation, There Have Been Problems In History When The Society Was Too Divided.

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 Think I Can Regard Myself As A Political Decision-maker.

I Do Not Want To Speak About Overpopulation Or Birth Control, But I Think Education Is The Way To Give New Impetus To The Poverty Question.

Finland Had A Civil War Less Than 100 Years Ago, Just Like In Ireland. If You Look At The History Of Newly Independent Nations, Civil War Is Almost Every Time Present, Even In The United States.

I Really Do Hope That The Millennium Summit Gives New Impetus To The Work Of The United Nations.

The Baltic Sea Is Becoming More And More Polluted. Not Everybody Living Near The Shore Of The Baltic Sea Is Protecting It. It Is The Water Of Life For Countries Like Finland And Sweden.

There Are Big Issues, Like The Reform Of The Security Council. These Kinds Of Questions Are Something The President Of The General Assembly Must Keep His Eye On.

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.