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CHOGM 2005 in Quotes

"The people of a small island, with no resources to speak of but themselves, who have always thrived when connected up to the rest of the world, can readily appreciate the promise held up by a properly networked world."
Opening Address by the Hon Lawrence Gonzi, Prime Minister of Malta
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Friday, 25 November 2005, Malta

"The key characteristic of our web is that it is built not only on technology but also on groups and associations, both formal and informal, between people."
Queen's Speech at the Opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, 
Friday, 25 November 2005, Malta

"We live in a fast-moving world where the value of multilateralism itself continues to be questioned. In that world, the Commonwealth, its values, its stability and reliability are viewed very positively."
Address by Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
 Friday, 25 November 2005, Malta

"If I were a farmer in one of the famine affected villages in Malawi, I would question the time and money spent by the well fed people who attended these meetings in 2005 to discuss the problem of my poverty. I would also question why so many promises made to me and others like me, are not being kept."
Global Health - Networking for Better Outcomes
Symposium, Welcome Address by Winston Cox, Deputy Secretary-General, Cotoner Room, Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, Malta, 22 November 2005

"Terrorist attacks in recent times have brought tolerance to the top of the public agenda. And one cannot be one-dimensional about it: the roots of terrorism may be found in faith, ethnicity, culture, nationality, socio-economic marginalisation, and even straightforward political beliefs and ends. Similarly, one needs to tackle terrorism, extremism, and exclusion in an equally varied way. Tolerance is the key."
Remarks by Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon on Economic Justice
Commonwealth People's Forum, Wednesday, 23 November 2005, Malta

"Of course the most immediate and urgent challenge of multilateralism is the successful conclusion of the Doha 'development round' of trade negotiations."
Building Global Partnerships: Commonwealth, Europe And Mediterranean Countries
Dr Michael Frendo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malta
22 November, Commonwealth Business Forum 2005, Malta

"I know one cannot eat human rights but they must be seen to be as important as the availability of the food we eat or the air we breathe, and as beneficial for human life."
Commonwealth Human Rights Forum
Address by Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon, 21 November 2005, Malta

"Of course, aid flows and what we do with them to eliminate poverty need to be set against the background of the environment in which we live."
Commonwealth Human Ecology Council
Speech by Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon
Monday, 21 November 2005, Aula Magna, Foundation for International Studies, Valletta

"For us, the Commonwealth, at its core is about people - as individuals and within communities. And so this Forum and all that it represents is fundamental to the CHOGM later this week, and to the outcomes there."
Civil Societies Urged to Keep up the Pressure
Speech by Mrs Florence Mugasha, Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General, Sunday, 20 November 2005; Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, Malta