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.

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.

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

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.

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

Men and women have roles - their roles are different, but their rights are equal.

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