Leonid Kuchma quotes

Leonid Kuchma is a Ukrainian politician and engineer who served as the second President of Ukraine. His tenure played a significant role in shaping Ukraine's post-Soviet development and foreign policy. He remains an influential figure in Ukrainian political and public life. Here are 13 of his quotes:

In the past two years, the world has seen how true that is and has come to see this approach as the right one. Let us remember the old truism that prevention is better than cure. This is how we can finally triumph over the HIV/AIDS pandemic. (Leonid Kuchma)
Mobilizing the efforts of the various strata and sectors of our societies could become a powerful driving force for progress in the fight against the AIDS pandemic. View quote
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Time requires of all of us to act in unity with resolve and to assume the responsibility for the future of the United Nations. View quote
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Unfortunately, criminals and malefactors have been increasingly enjoying the advantages of the information revolution. I would like to invite you to consider the appropriateness of working out an international instrument to combat computer terrorism. View quote
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I am convinced that nuclear weapons are useless and unpromising as an instrument of State policy. It is necessary to do everything possible to make sure that in the new millennium mankind gets rid once and for all of the fear of devastating nuclear disaster. View quote
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Like every people on earth, my compatriots want to live in a democratic country, without fear for their future and the life and destiny of coming generations. View quote
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The future of the world order, of the United Nations and of every country, is our common future. Thus, while deciding today on the fate of the United Nations, we should be aware that we are also determining our own destiny. View quote
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It is generally acknowledged that the future of the European security architecture as an important element of global security should be based on principles of comprehensiveness, indivisibility and partnership, and, in the long run, on collective rather than unilateral action. View quote
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The disappearance of a world divided into antagonistic systems is related to profound internal transformations in post-socialist countries. I am convinced of the need to establish the most favourable regime possible for those countries' integration into the international community. View quote
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With the era of great ideological confrontation behind us, mankind has managed to decrease the threat of self-destruction by nuclear conflagration and to establish sufficiently reliable mechanisms of international security. View quote
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It is time for everyone finally to realize that sustainable development is not only necessary for maintaining the existing security systems at the global, regional and national levels, but is also an objective condition for the existence and development of our entire civilization. (Leonid Kuchma)
An old truth asserts that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. View quote
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The history of mankind testifies that peace and development, democratization and the humanization of the world community are integral components of the general global process. View quote
Leonid Kuchma

Leonid Kuchma

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Born: August 9, 1938
Quotes count: 13
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