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What the World Leaders Said After the
Summit
The following are quotes from those world leaders in reaction
to the 2005 World Summit.
"Obviously we didn't get everything we wanted, and with 191 member states it's
not easy to get an agreement. All of us would have wanted more, but we can work
with what we have been given, and I think it is an important step forward."
Secretary General Kofi Annan
Reaction to the UN Summit
"For the first time at this summit we are agreed that states do not have the
right to do what they will within their own borders."
President George W. Bush
On the Responsibility to Protect
"The outcome document represents an important step in a long process of U.N.
reform. We cannot allow the reform effort to be derailed or run out of steam."
Ambassador John Bolton
On the completion of Outcome Document
"I cannot disguise our profound disappointment that we
were not able to agree at this summit on all of the elements required to make it
operational."
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin
On the issue of a new Human Rights Council
"Twice this year - at the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
review conference and now at this summit - we have allowed posturing to get in
the way of results."
Secretary General Kofi Annan
On the failure to address non-proliferation
"A few years ago, developed countries made some promises; but since then, very
few concrete actions were implemented.. We have heard many nice speeches and
nice resolutions, but we remain deeply skeptical. Now is the time for action,
not nice speeches."
Niger Prime Minister Hama Amadou
On the Millennium Development Goals
"The resolution will have no impact at all. There is no
definition of terrorism; and there is still the reality that one person's
terrorist is another person's freedom fighter."
Kumi Naidoo,
Former activist, African National Congress
On the definition of terrorism
Updated September 21, 2005
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