Phil Goff Quotations

Obviously the world has a fascination to know who the new administration is and what that will mean for international politics. We hope the problem will be sorted out as soon as possible,

If they were to succeed, ... that clearly would lead in the direction to the release of Mr. Speight and an end to the inquiry of those people who were behind the illegal and violent overthrow of the constitutional government of Fiji.

because they know what sort of chaos would ensue if that happened.

What would have to be demonstrated, and hasn't been demonstrated, is that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction and there is a direct, likely and immediate threat that such weapons would be employed,

It is not within the power of the president to remove the prime minister other than on the vote of a majority of the house,

It is likely that the relationship ... would become a distinctly cool and distant relationship,

It is important in the current situation for steps to be taken to resolve the long-running public sector strike, which has contributed to this tension,

Like many of the other industries in Northwest Arkansas, we are in constant need of workers. These people are in need of jobs, and we thought it was a good match.

That's the sad message that will be taken,

We would hope that the United States would become engaged again as soon as possible so that we jointly address this real problem.

We obviously hope that truce is not simply for the time of our visit, but that the truce could be entrenched as the first step towards getting people back to the negotiating table,

We welcome the fact that each side has given at least verbal approval to a truce,

Those people clearly felt that they were under threat,

These reservations relate to the reliability and admissibility of evidence, constraints placed on the defense, and the independence of the judiciary from the executive,

People came to APEC with an expectation that the nature of the new administration would be known, and as of yet the answer to that question is not clear,

Any offence that has been taken we obviously regret and we hope at this stage that will have no significant impact in terms of consequences on trade. But we can't rule out that potential at this point.

that there were no immediate plans for a law change. But he would listen to the public debate, and it might be an area that officials could work on. Mr Goff said the case of deliberately not using protection and having intercourse was far more clear-cut.

That obviously is a total collapse of the rule of law. Again that can't be allowed to continue,

a man probably responsible for 50 deaths, the burning of hundreds of homes, destruction of villages and who currently holds several dozen people as hostage.

That means that the next government in Fiji will not be able to relax either. Fiji is fast heading down the road of becoming known as a banana republic,

They can choose the path of reconciliation, negotiation and peace ... or go down the other road ... of devastation, of thousands losing their lives and the country stagnating,

Any action that may be planned will already be under way.

indications of the high level of tension in Tonga.

I remain hopeful they will (implement the agreement) but I am not yet confident,