Writing to The Times, Lord Owen proposes several concrete steps in dealing with Isis that should be taken after the Paris attacks. (Click on the image to enlarge it.)
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Lord David Owen on restructuring the EU and saving Syria
“The Eurozone is fundamentally flawed. It needs substantive changes. That means going towards a more federal, integrated Europe.
“… We have a real problem in that we could face a collapse in Damascus. So-called Islamic State…(are) already in the suburbs and could become the owners of Damascus. That would be an absolute tragedy.”
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“Why will the world not focus on doing more to stop the war?” asks Lord Owen.
“The refugee crisis that dominates Europe’s TVs and newspapers is the product of the horrendous civil war that still rages in Syria. Why will we not focus our attention on this? The reality in Syria is that the war creates the refugees. Do more to stop this war is my plea. While we focus on our own necessary response to refugees in Hungarian or Austrian railway stations, the humanitarian situation …
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David Owen calls for Damascus to be saved
Letter to The Times, published Thursday 27 August 2015
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Pakistan and the nuclear deterrent
Lord Owen comments: “In the outline agreement reached two days ago in Geneva between Iran and the US, UK, Russia, China, France and Germany, we can see the relevance of Pakistan’s history and its possession of nuclear weapons.” Read his Statement in full here: Pakistan & the Nuclear Deterrent…
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Lord Owen’s House of Lords speech on the report into EU relations with Russia. 24 March 2015
“All the members of the committee deserve to be congratulated on the report and on the tone that they have brought to this discussion…. We have to develop a much greater understanding of the complexity of the issues and we must do so fairly urgently….
“A great deal has been said about this whole issue of why Russia feels encircled. History shows us exactly the same: if you look to …
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Speech by Lord Owen in The House of Lords: Role of Russia in Upholding International Law
Speech by Lord Owen in The House of Lords, 16 October 2014
My Lords, I have been involved in business in Russia since 1995—mainly with a steel firm in Stary Oskol, some 600 kilometres south of Moscow—because I believed then and believe now that through business relations we will best establish good relations between the United Kingdom and Russia. I have also been a very strong believer in the …
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Lord Owen Interview with CNN: Must Work with Moderate Muslims
Lord Owen in an interview with CNN on 1 September states the need to work with moderate Muslims in efforts to defeat ISIS; endorses Obama’s handling of the crisis and need for assembling an international coalition involving the surrounding countries as was done in the first Gulf war under President Bush Snr..
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