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15 quotes by Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Anders Fogh Rasmussen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈɑnɐs ˈfɔʊ ˀ ˈʁɑsmusn ] ( listen); born 26 January 1953) is a Danish politician who was the 12th Secretary General of NATO from 2009 to 2014. Rasmussen served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 27 November 2001 to 5 April 2009. Rasmussen was the leader of the Liberal Party (Venstre), and headed a center right-wing coalition with the Conservative People's Party which took office in November...
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Nato allies have been looking at various missile-defence options for some time. Nato itself is developing protections for our deployed troops.

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Ten years ago U.S. defence investment represented almost half of all defence expenditure in the whole alliance. Today it is 75%. This increasing... →

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The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery is a threat to both the Nato allies and Russia.

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But Iran has gone far beyond what is necessary for a purely civilian programme. It has concealed several nuclear facilities from the International... →

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The Americans provide still more advanced military assets and equipment; the Europeans are lagging behind. And eventually it will be difficult to... →

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Perhaps we underestimated the challenges in Afghanistan in the past. That's why we are now strengthening and intensifying our commitment.

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I know very well that Berlin attaches great importance to NATO and solidarity, in terms of sharing the burden. For this reason, I feel confident that... →

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I think President Karzai realizes exactly how important it is to strengthen the fight against corruption in the country now, step up endeavors to... →

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It is the responsibility of Afghanistan's new government to gain better control over the country's administration and to resolutely fight the... →

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More than forty years of Communist rule in Central and Eastern Europe resulted in an unhappy and artificial division of Europe. It is this dark... →

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We're strongly in favor of the U.N. plan for a solution to the Cyprus conflict. Hopefully a solution can be found before the end of this summit... →

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The American people ask, and legitimately so, why should we carry the heavy burden to ensure international peace and stability. You also profit from... →

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Actually I can't imagine Nato troops on the ground and I think it's also important to send that very clear message to the UN and other... →

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