Being a pioneer is hardly a guarantee of riches.

Takes a load off of my mind.

Despite some legitimate concerns about safety, it is hard to overstate the overwhelming benefits.

With domestic demand still weak, more export demand is just what the doctor ordered for an anemic economy.

I believe that respect for cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue is one of the surest guarantees of development and peace.

One sure way to reduce the savings rate in China would be to develop an American style mortgage market there.

The goal is not to ensure Europe s democratic purity, but to change the nature of Belarus s government.

The transcendent reality of life on the subcontinent is that it has always been India that wished to live in peace.

Against this are the unambiguous advantages of pleasing a major new ally and developing a pattern of bilateral military cooperation in supply, training, and operations that has yet to evolve.

In the interest of prudent financial management, up to one half of the value of firm pledges made by organizations of established repute is recognized as income at the time the pledge is accepted.

Indeed, one sure way to insult the Chinese is to tell them they should feel lucky, because they have a better government than the Indians or Brazilians.

At long last, this is surely the opportunity for pro Doha statesmen worldwide to pressure both Obama and the Republican leadership into doing so.

That would no doubt add unquestionable efficacy to our approach to the threats in the same spirit that the 12 conventions have equipped us to respond to international terrorism in all its aspects.

The Conference stresses the important contribution of the Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) to worldwide security and its undoubted effectiveness in checking nuclear proliferation, and thus preventing the destabilization caused by nuclear arms races.

The Constitutional Court's reasoning is based primarily on an unsubstantiated academic theory (the bandwagon and underdog effects) and cannot be invoked to deprive the author of his right to freedom of expression and provision of information based on such an uncertain theory .

Syria also reiterates its firm desire and strong will towards achieving a just and comprehensive peace in the region, founded on the United Nations resolutions, the terms of reference of the Madrid Peace Conference and the Arab peace initiative adopted at the Beirut Summit in 2002.

It nevertheless expressed concern at the continued presence of the Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda (FDLR) and other hostile forces in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and commended the determination expressed by both countries to put an end to their presence and activities.

At long last, this is surely the opportunity for pro Doha statesmen worldwide to pressure both Obama and the Republican leadership into doing so. To neglect this window of opportunity would be tragic.

In that connection, we all agree that the success of the Doha work programme is absolutely essential for developing countries and that we must all promote its success next December in Hong Kong.

One reason why China is wary of assuming a bigger role in Afghanistan, despite the country s undoubted importance for regional stability, is that America s war there has been controversial in China from the outset. Chinese nationalists believe that the war was undertaken by the US partly in order to place its military near one of China s most sensitive borders.