Robin Cook Objective Quotations

Our objective is clear: to impress on India and Pakistan the urgent need to adhere to the global non-proliferation regime, to conduct no further tests, and to begin a dialogue which will go to the heart of the differences between them. The nuclear tests have only increased tension, not enhanced security,

My other objective today was to secure fair elections, free of intimidation,

The objective of today's meeting is to summon both sides together and to do it on a tight deadline, saying 'we want you to meet next week, we want you to conclude very shortly after that'.

I want to spell out to the people of Britain why our forces are bravely risking their lives destroying Saddam's threat to humanity. Our objective is to achieve by military action the disarmament Saddam will not allow the UN inspectors to carry out on the ground.