Multilateralism Quotes

• There is a certain tendency on the part of some Americans to treat the UN as a multilateralism à la carte where you pick and choose where it suits you and when it doesn't suit you, you pull back.

  Kofi Annan

  Suits You, Treats, Tendencies

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• Multilateralism is not an easy option. We're going to find that the world is very difficult. And relationships between America and the rest of the world are very difficult.

  Chris Patten

  America, World, Easy

  "Interviews with Michael Bloomberg and Madeleine Albright". "GPS" with Fareed Zakaria, globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com. November 2, 2008.

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• International cooperation, multilateralism is indispensable.

  Hans Blix

  Cooperation, Indispensable, International

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• American politics are normally a result of pragmatic and not philosophical reasoning. No one in Washington has said we now prefer multilateralism.

  Henry A. Kissinger

  Philosophical, Results, Said

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• I think as we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the UN, it's a good moment to rekindle our efforts to make multilateralism work yet again. And I'm proud to say that in the Iran agreement I think we did show that it can work.

  John F. Kerry

  Thinking, Agreement, Iran

  "Interview With Nicolle Wallace, Mike Barnicle, Mark Halperin, Richard Haass, and Katty Kay of MSNBC's Morning Joe". 2009-2017.state.gov. September 29, 2015.

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• It is vital that the World Bank Group continually challenges itself to refresh our development thinking. It is vital that a modernized multilateralism be open to new ideas.

  Robert Zoellick

  Thinking, Ideas, Challenges

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• Canada stands out as making a sensible and positive contribution to the world. I'm saying that maybe because of its inclination toward multilateralism. Support for the environmental protection cause. It's relationship between people and nature.

  Christine Lagarde

  People, Support, Environmental

  "Christine Lagarde on slow growth, inequality and fighting cynicism". Interview with Kevin Carmichael, www.macleans.ca. September 12, 2016.

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