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

If we go back in the history of different nations, violence and the use of force are part of their heritage. These are the traditions of mankind.

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.

When the problems in Northern Ireland started, it was not a question of Protestantism or Catholicism, because the Catholic church was the only church at that time-it was a nationalist conflict.

There are many challenges, there are many obstacles; let us try to change the obstacles to advantages.

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

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.