01/10/2002
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"We will deepen our cooperation to combat international terrorist threats to world peace both in our own countries and internationally."
"He leaves with my gratitude and friendship."
"We have the opportunity to do something that happens in this town every 50 or 60 years, and that's create a new department."
"I have been able to count on his good judgment, his energy, and his loyalty."