The British retreat is over and now the advance will begin.

It's necessary for Israelis and Palestinians to make the compromises that are required to get the direct talks back on track.

We hope that the long darkness through which the Burmese people have lived may now be coming to an end.

Iran's continued, widespread persecution of ethnic minorities, human rights defenders and political prisoners is a disgrace and stands as a shameful indictment of Iran's leaders.

Ambition is best tempered with self-knowledge!

Well, if you're looking for me to lead a normal representative life, well good luck finding a foreign secretary who'd be like that - totally dependant on the political system and has never earned any money. Then you'll get the politicians you deserve.

The EU should be concentrated on adapting to globalisation and global competitiveness, not building more powerful centralised institutions in Brussels.