Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Dail Éireann — 2023-10-25
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

On the issue of international alliances, it is a very valid suggestion that we would try to build an international alliance that looks for a ceasefire first and a peace initiative later. To have any influence, we cannot take absolutist positions. Once you take an absolutist position your influence is gone, unless you have other forms of power. You cannot be an honest broker in that kind of scenario.

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Sitting date: 2023-10-25