Forceful intervention (he did not propose military action) was essential to prevent a further descent into civil war and sectarianism, he said.
In a speech to British diplomats at the Foreign Office in London, the second in line to the throne said common action was essential in a troubled world.
Around the capital, there was a flurry of debates, Senate speeches, inflammatory editorials and talk-show commentaries, some contending that global warming was an alarmist fantasy and others saying action was essential.
Fidesz contends that there were 15 price increases in gas bills during the period 2002-10, when they were in opposition, and that urgent action was essential to ensure cheaper energy bills for households and businesses.
The Administration downplayed the significance of the N.I.E., and, while saying that it was committed to diplomacy, continued to emphasize that urgent action was essential to counter the Iranian nuclear threat.
The issue was high on the agenda at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Saturday where politicians, economists and bankers said action was essential to stimulate demand and prevent a generation becoming strangers to work.
