REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE Oslo City Hall Oslo, Norway 1!! P"M" CET THE PRESIDENTYo#r Ma$%sti%s, Yo#r Royal Hi&'(%ss%s, )isti(&#is'%) *%*+%rs ot'% Norw%&ia( No+%l Co**itt%%, -iti.%(s oA*%ri-a, a() -iti.%(s ot'% worl)I r%-%i/% t'is 'o(o#r wit' )%%0 &ratit#)% a() &r%at '#*ility" It is a( awar) t'at s0%as to o#r 'i&'%st as0iratio(s 22 t'at or all t'% -r#%lty a() 'ar)s'i0 oo#r worl), w% ar% (ot *%r% 0riso(%rs oat%" O#r a-tio(s *att%r, a() -a( +%() 'istory i( t'% )ir%-tio( o$#sti-%" A() y%t I wo#l) +% r%*iss iI )i) (ot
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*i)st o two wars" O(% o t'%s% wars iswi()i(& )ow(" T'% ot'%r is a -o(li-tt'at A*%ri-a )i) (ot s%%6 o(% i( w'i-'w% ar% $oi(%) +y !8 ot'%r -o#(tri%s 22i(-l#)i(& Norway 22 i( a( %ort to)%%() o#rs%l/%s a() all (atio(s ro*#rt'%r atta-s"
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la()" So*% will ill, a() so*% will +%ill%)" A() so I -o*% '%r% wit' a( a-#t%s%(s% o t'% -osts o ar*%) -o(li-t 2ill%) wit' )ii-#lt 7#%stio(s a+o#t t'%r%latio(s'i0 +%tw%%( war a() 0%a-%,
a() o#r %ort to r%0la-% o(% wit' t'%ot'%r"
Now t'%s% 7#%stio(s ar% (ot (%w" 9ar,i( o(% or* or a(ot'%r, a00%ar%) wit't'% irst *a(" At t'% )aw( o 'istory, its
A() o/%r ti*%, as -o)%s o law so#&'tto -o(trol /iol%(-% wit'i( &ro#0s, so )i)0'iloso0'%rs a() -l%ri-s a() stat%s*%(s%% to r%&#lat% t'% )%str#-ti/% 0ow%ro war" T'% -o(-%0t o a :$#st war:%*%r&%), s#&&%sti(& t'at war is $#stii%) o(ly w'%( -%rtai( -o()itio(sw%r% *%t i it is wa&%) as a last r%sort
or i( s%l2)%%(-%6 i t'% or-% #s%) is0ro0ortio(al6 a() i, w'%(%/%r 0ossi+l%,-i/ilia(s ar% s0ar%) ro* /iol%(-%"
O -o#rs%, w% (ow t'at or *ost o
'istory, t'is -o(-%0t o :$#st war: wasrar%ly o+s%r/%)" T'% -a0a-ity o '#*a(+%i(&s to t'i( #0 (%w ways to ill o(%a(ot'%r 0ro/%) i(%;'a#sti+l%, as )i)o#r -a0a-ity to %;%*0t ro* *%r-yt'os% w'o loo )i%r%(t or 0ray to a
B#t as a '%a) o stat% swor( to 0rot%-ta() )%%() *y (atio(, I -a((ot +%&#i)%) +y t'%ir %;a*0l%s alo(%" I a-%t'% worl) as it is, a() -a((ot sta() i)l%i( t'% a-% o t'r%ats to t'% A*%ri-a(0%o0l%" For *a% (o *ista% E/il )o%s%;ist i( t'% worl)" A (o(2/iol%(t*o/%*%(t -o#l) (ot 'a/% 'alt%)Hitl%r5s ar*i%s" N%&otiatio(s -a((ot-o(/i(-% al a%)a5s l%a)%rs to lay
)ow( t'%ir ar*s" To say t'at or-% *ayso*%ti*%s +% (%-%ssary is (ot a -all to-y(i-is* 2 it is a r%-o&(itio( o 'istory6t'% i*0%r%-tio(s o *a( a() t'% li*itso r%aso("
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a rol% to 0lay i( 0r%s%r/i(& t'% 0%a-%" A() y%t t'is tr#t' *#st -o%;ist wit'a(ot'%r 22 t'at (o *att%r 'ow $#stii%),war 0ro*is%s '#*a( tra&%)y" T'%sol)i%r5s -o#ra&% a() sa-rii-% is #ll o&lory, %;0r%ssi(& )%/otio( to -o#(try, to-a#s%, to -o*ra)%s i( ar*s" B#t warits%l is (%/%r &lorio#s, a() w% *#st(%/%r tr#*0%t it as s#-'"
So 0art o o#r -'all%(&% is r%-o(-ili(&
t'%s% two s%%*i(&ly i(r%-o(-ila+l%tr#t's 22 t'at war is so*%ti*%s(%-%ssary, a() war at so*% l%/%l is a(%;0r%ssio( o '#*a( olly" Co(-r%t%ly,w% *#st )ir%-t o#r %ort to t'% tas t'at
Pr%si)%(t K%((%)y -all%) or lo(& a&o":L%t #s o-#s,: '% sai), :o( a *or%0ra-ti-al, *or% attai(a+l% 0%a-%, +as%)(ot o( a s#))%( r%/ol#tio( i( '#*a((at#r% +#t o( a &ra)#al %/ol#tio( i('#*a( i(stit#tio(s" :A &ra)#al %/ol#tio(
A*%ri-a5s -o**it*%(t to &lo+als%-#rity will (%/%r wa/%r" B#t i( a worl)i( w'i-' t'r%ats ar% *or% )i#s%, a()*issio(s *or% -o*0l%;, A*%ri-a-a((ot a-t alo(%" A*%ri-a alo(% -a((ots%-#r% t'% 0%a-%" T'is is tr#% i(
A&'a(ista(" T'is is tr#% i( ail%) stat%sli% So*alia, w'%r% t%rroris* a()0ira-y is $oi(%) +y a*i(% a() '#*a(s#%ri(&" A() sa)ly, it will -o(ti(#% to+% tr#% i( #(sta+l% r%&io(s or y%ars to
t'%r% is a )is-o((%-t +%tw%%( t'%%orts o t'os% w'o s%r/% a() t'%
a*+i/al%(-% o t'% +roa)%r 0#+li-" I#()%rsta() w'y war is (ot 0o0#lar, +#tI also (ow t'is T'% +%li% t'at 0%a-%is )%sira+l% is rar%ly %(o#&' to a-'i%/%it" P%a-% r%7#ir%s r%s0o(si+ility" P%a-%%(tails sa-rii-%" T'at5s w'y NATO-o(ti(#%s to +% i()is0%(sa+l%" T'at5sw'y w% *#st str%(&t'%( ?"N" a()r%&io(al 0%a-%%%0i(&, a() (ot l%a/%t'% tas to a %w -o#(tri%s" T'at5s w'yw% 'o(o#r t'os% w'o r%t#r( 'o*% ro*
0%a-%%%0i(& a() trai(i(& a+roa) toOslo a() Ro*%6 to Ottawa a() Sy)(%y6to D'aa a() Ki&ali 22 w% 'o(o#r t'%*(ot as *a%rs o war, +#t o wa&%rs 22+#t as wa&%rs o 0%a-%"
L%t *% *a% o(% i(al 0oi(t a+o#t t'%#s% o or-%" E/%( as w% *a% )ii-#lt)%-isio(s a+o#t &oi(& to war, w% *#stalso t'i( -l%arly a+o#t 'ow w% i&'t it"T'% No+%l Co**itt%% r%-o&(i.%) t'is
to H%(ry D#(a(t 22 t'% o#()%r o t'%R%) Cross, a() a )ri/i(& or-% +%'i()
t'% <%(%/a Co(/%(tio(s"
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T'at is a so#r-% o o#r str%(&t'" T'at isw'y I 0ro'i+it%) tort#r%" T'at is w'y Ior)%r%) t'% 0riso( at <#a(ta(a*o Bay-los%)" A() t'at is w'y I 'a/%r%air*%) A*%ri-a5s -o**it*%(t to
I 'a/% s0o%( at so*% l%(&t' to t'%7#%stio( t'at *#st w%i&' o( o#r *i()s
a() o#r '%arts as w% -'oos% to wa&%war" B#t l%t *% (ow t#r( to o#r %ort toa/oi) s#-' tra&i- -'oi-%s, a() s0%a ot'r%% ways t'at w% -a( +#il) a $#st a()lasti(& 0%a-%"
First, i( )%ali(& wit' t'os% (atio(s t'at+r%a r#l%s a() laws, I +%li%/% t'at w%*#st )%/%lo0 alt%r(ati/%s to /iol%(-%t'at ar% to#&' %(o#&' to a-t#ally-'a(&% +%'a/io#r 22 or i w% wa(t a
a() to s%% a worl) wit'o#t t'%*" I( t'%*i))l% o t'% last -%(t#ry, (atio(s
a&r%%) to +% +o#() +y a tr%aty w'os%+ar&ai( is -l%ar All will 'a/% a--%ss to0%a-%#l (#-l%ar 0ow%r6 t'os% wit'o#t(#-l%ar w%a0o(s will orsa% t'%*6 a()t'os% wit' (#-l%ar w%a0o(s will wortowar)s )isar*a*%(t" I a* -o**itt%)to #0'ol)i(& t'is tr%aty" It is a-%(t%r0i%-% o *y or%i&( 0oli-y" A()I5* wori(& wit' Pr%si)%(t M%)/%)%/ tor%)#-% A*%ri-a a() R#ssia5s (#-l%arsto-0il%s"
B#t it is also i(-#*+%(t #0o( all o #s toi(sist t'at (atio(s li% Ira( a() Nort'Kor%a )o (ot &a*% t'% syst%*" T'os%w'o -lai* to r%s0%-t i(t%r(atio(al law
-a((ot a/%rt t'%ir %y%s w'%( t'os%laws ar% lo#t%)" T'os% w'o -ar% ort'%ir ow( s%-#rity -a((ot i&(or% t'%)a(&%r o a( ar*s ra-% i( t'% Mi))l%East or East Asia" T'os% w'o s%%0%a-% -a((ot sta() i)ly +y as (atio(s
-#lt#r% a() tra)itio(s o )i%r%(t-o#(tri%s, A*%ri-a will always +% a/oi-% or t'os% as0iratio(s t'at ar%#(i/%rsal" 9% will +%ar wit(%ss to t'%7#i%t )i&(ity o r%or*%rs li% A#(&
Sa(& S## Kyi6 to t'% +ra/%ry oZi*+a+w%a(s w'o -ast t'%ir +allots i(t'% a-% o +%ati(&s6 to t'% '#()r%)s ot'o#sa()s w'o 'a/% *ar-'%) sil%(tlyt'ro#&' t'% str%%ts o Ira(" It is t%lli(&t'at t'% l%a)%rs o t'%s% &o/%r(*%(ts
t'%ir -'il)r%( a() -ar% or t'% si- 22 is(ot *%r% -'arity" It5s also w'y t'% worl)*#st -o*% to&%t'%r to -o(ro(t -li*at%-'a(&%" T'%r% is littl% s-i%(tii- )is0#t%t'at i w% )o (ot'i(&, w% will a-% *or%
)ro#&'t, *or% a*i(%, *or% *ass)is0la-%*%(t 22 all o w'i-' will #%l*or% -o(li-t or )%-a)%s" For t'isr%aso(, it is (ot *%r%ly s-i%(tists a()%(/iro(*%(tal a-ti/ists w'o -all orswit a() or-%#l a-tio( 22 it5s *ilitary
A() y%t so*%'ow, &i/%( t'% )i..yi(&0a-% o &lo+ali.atio(, t'% -#lt#ral
l%/%lli(& o *o)%r(ity, it 0%r'a0s-o*%s as (o s#r0ris% t'at 0%o0l% %art'% loss o w'at t'%y -'%ris' i( t'%ir0arti-#lar i)%(titi%s 22 t'%ir ra-%, t'%irtri+%, a() 0%r'a0s *ost 0ow%r#lly t'%irr%li&io(" I( so*% 0la-%s, t'is %ar 'asl%) to -o(li-t" At ti*%s, it %/%( %%ls li%w%5r% *o/i(& +a-war)s" 9% s%% it i(t'% Mi))l% East, as t'% -o(li-t +%tw%%(
Ara+s a() @%ws s%%*s to 'ar)%(" 9%s%% it i( (atio(s t'at ar% tor( as#()%r+y tri+al li(%s"
A() *ost )a(&%ro#sly, w% s%% it i( t'%
way t'at r%li&io( is #s%) to $#stiy t'%*#r)%r o i((o-%(ts +y t'os% w'o 'a/%)istort%) a() )%il%) t'% &r%at r%li&io(o Isla*, a() w'o atta-%) *y -o#(tryro* A&'a(ista(" T'%s% %;tr%*ists ar%(ot t'% irst to ill i( t'% (a*% o <o)6
r%-or)%)" B#t t'%y r%*i() #s t'at (oHoly 9ar -a( %/%r +% a $#st war" For i
yo# tr#ly +%li%/% t'at yo# ar% -arryi(&o#t )i/i(% will, t'%( t'%r% is (o (%%) orr%strai(t 22 (o (%%) to s0ar% t'%0r%&(a(t *ot'%r, or t'% *%)i-, or t'%R%) Cross wor%r, or %/%( a 0%rso( oo(%5s ow( ait'" S#-' a war0%) /i%w or%li&io( is (ot $#st i(-o*0ati+l% wit' t'%-o(-%0t o 0%a-%, +#t I +%li%/% it5si(-o*0ati+l% wit' t'% /%ry 0#r0os% oait' 22 or t'% o(% r#l% t'at li%s at t'%'%art o %/%ry *a$or r%li&io( is t'at w%
)o #(to ot'%rs as w% wo#l) 'a/% t'%*)o #(to #s"
A)'%ri(& to t'is law o lo/% 'as always+%%( t'% -or% str#&&l% o '#*a(
(at#r%" For w% ar% alli+l%" 9% *a%*ista%s, a() all /i-ti* to t'%t%*0tatio(s o 0ri)%, a() 0ow%r, a()so*%ti*%s %/il" E/%( t'os% o #s wit't'% +%st o i(t%(tio(s will at ti*%s ail tori&'t t'% wro(&s +%or% #s"