Kofi Annan Taking Quotations

We are taking a medium to longer term view rather than pulling out immediately after elections.

We are taking very active measures to ensure that we do not have any more bad apples in that department, ... We are going to act very energetically to take measures to ensure that what happened does not happen again.

He (Karimov) said he had the situation under control and was taking every measure to bring those responsible to account and didn't need an international team to establish the facts,

We will be looking forward to taking steps for the longer term to ensure food security,

Men can make a particular difference -- by being more caring, by taking fewer risks and by facing the issue of AIDS head-on.

deeply distressed by the tragedy taking place in Kosovo and in the region ... The suffering of innocent civilians should not be further prolonged.

I believe we should be seen as taking concrete steps to achieve the objective of two states living side by side in peace and security in three years' time,

These were professionals, seeking to report on a bloody conflict that has already taken too many lives, ... They were doing what other journalists are doing around the world -- taking risks so that the rest of us can keep informed.

I think it is wonderful news, what is coming out of Islamabad, and I am extremely happy that the talks are taking place.