Christopher Hill
Christopher Hill
reach trying turns work
We are trying to work with it, ... We are trying to reach something with it. How this turns out we don't know yet.
confusion create general lead mean principles problems reach setting trying work
But we are trying to work with it, and we are really trying to reach something with it. We are setting principles, but being in general principles doesn't mean you create ambiguities and lead the way to confusion and lead the way to problems in the future.
including several trying work
Several delegations, including ours, had some difficulties with it, ... But we're trying to work with it, to do something with it.
forward identify looking principles work
We are looking forward to getting things going as scheduled, ... What we really have to do is ... identify the way forward and see how the principles will actually work in practice.
closely continuity election government mean sure together work
I know there's an election in Japan, but it doesn't mean there isn't going to be a government in Japan, so I'm sure we'll be able to work closely together and I'm sure there will be real continuity in what we need to get done.
committed diplomatic full states united work
The United States is very much committed to this diplomatic process. We want it to work and we want full participation in it and we want it to succeed.
chinese great investment work
The Chinese have a great investment in the process. They want it to work as much as we do.
government sent states united washington
We have sent it back to Washington and the United States government will look into it very carefully.
progress rock rolling slip
There has been progress in this (so far) and we don't want to have that progress slip away. ... We've been rolling this rock up the hillside and we don't want it to roll all the way back down.
agreement compensate expect freeze prepared programs separate situation stop
We're not prepared to make a separate agreement for them to freeze programs. We don't want to get into a situation where they stop the programs - in short, freeze the programs, and then expect us to compensate them for a freeze.
believe good needs package table
We think there has been a very good package on the table and we believe the DPRK needs to look very carefully,
believe good needs package table
We think there has been a very good package on the table and we believe the D.P.R.K. needs to look very carefully.
diplomatic interest problem solve
Why are they so single-minded? We want to solve this problem diplomatically, but everyone has to have an interest in doing this through diplomatic means.
korea needs north nuclear
What North Korea needs to do is get out of the nuclear business.