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"Mr President, thank you for your sincere words concerning Mrs Anna Lindh. We grieve for Anna and miss her, in Sweden, Europe and throughout the world. As you said, our thoughts go first and foremost to her family, husband and two sons.
Anna succeeded in combining the things we often talk about, namely family life, parenthood and a politically very active life. She had daily contact with her two sons. She went home for parents’ evenings arranged at the school attended by her boys. She was an unusual politician of the very best kind: one day she was at the UN, the next day she was meeting other foreign ministers, and the day after that she was standing in the market square with immigrants to Sweden or engaged in a discussion with school pupils.
She was sincerely committed, not only to domestic policy and to the world, but also to European cooperation. She did a lot to gain grass-roots support for European issues in Sweden. She also did a lot for Sweden in Europe and was Europe’s voice in the world. It was a privilege to be able to work with Anna. She was well-informed; she was committed; she was almost always happy; and she was considerate.
We best honour Anna’s memory by fighting for democracy, human rights, a more open society and the enlarged EU that was one of the most important issues for Anna. She fought for wider and deeper European cooperation, as well as for a more active foreign and security policy. It is by doing the same thing that we honour Anna’s memory best of all."@en1
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