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.

We Finns represent a very transparent and open-minded way of reaching political decisions.

Discussion is just a tool. You have to aim; the final goal must be a decision.

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.

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.

In every European nation, there have been problems in history when the society was too divided.

I recently reread an article of mine written in 1964, and I think it is still valid. There is not much difference. Many of the items on the agenda 37 years ago are still there.