To me, it is a process, a process that starts with raising awareness, engaging international partners on this issue, and being committed to a different course of action.
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Global actions require local and national participation. International cooperation and action requires community perspectives and legitimacy if it is to be effective.
The international community should treat this as a window of opportunity to ramp up preparedness and response.
We believe very passionately that an international approach is necessary to achieve some of these goals.
We need to get involved in things that are important to other countries, just as we expect them to participate in things that are important to us.
I expect that after the election and the results that the international community will understand which was the framework of this process and under which law we have done this process.
Diplomacy is fundamentally working with people, bringing people together to deal with difficult issues.
It is a virtual reflex for governments to plead security concerns when they undertake any controversial action, often as a pretext for something else.
We must take proactive steps to promote democracy and human rights abroad.
A lot of people think international relations is like a game of chess. But it's not a game of chess, where people sit quietly, thinking out their strategy, taking their time between moves. It's more like a game of billiards, with a bunch of balls clustered together.
The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.
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