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Faced with events of such magnitude [as the First World War], we share the same sense of helplessness, with the impression that things are imposed on us by fate or an external force. Yet it is Man who writes history.

— Henri of Luxembourg

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Luxembourg found in the United Nations and multilateralism in general the ideal framework to flourish as an independent, sovereign state.

This crisis is a challenge to our conscience. It puts our committment to a hard test.

At every period in her history, in different circumstances, the Grand Duchy has had to reinvent herself.

Recent events show us, however, that stability and peace on our continent are not permanent institutions. Quite the opposite.

Luxembourg itself, being a multiculturai and multilingual State by its history, its geographical location and the composition of its population, has often played a role of mediator between the interests of its large European neighbours and within the European Union.

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