I think I can regard myself as a political decision-maker.

I really do hope that the Millennium Summit gives new impetus to the work of the United Nations.

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

Peace enforcement is a much more difficult kind of operation than peacekeeping.

One of the biggest development issues in the world is the education of girls. In the United States and Europe, it has been accepted, but not in Africa and the developing countries.

In Finland we have equal political rights for women and men. We do not regard ourselves according to sex.

I do not want to speak about overpopulation or birth control, but I think education is the way to give new impetus to the poverty question.