Dennis Ross
Dennis Ross
Dennis B. Rossis an American diplomat and author. He has served as the Director of Policy Planning in the State Department under President George H. W. Bush, the special Middle East coordinator under President Bill Clinton, and was a special adviser for the Persian Gulf and Southwest Asiato the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 November 1948
CountryUnited States of America
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This has been a good start and the process has been set in motion. We have to see the process produce results and we're working to that end.
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This has been a good day for overcoming differences.
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I think we've seen over the course of the last year is that Chairman Arafat may well be committed to wanting to live in peace with Israel, but his own capacity at this stage to reach a permanent agreement is at least something that has to be questioned.
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I think it's always important when you're approaching Middle East peace never to set your hopes too low.
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It has been clear from the guidance I had in coming out here that both ... (Secretary of State Madeleine Albright) and the president believe that it is important to bring this process to a conclusion. But the president and the secretary will make a decision on when it is appropriate to do so.
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Our objective is have the agreement implemented. Both sides have obligations and responsibilities, and we expect both sides to carry out those responsibilities and obligations.
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If you are embracing violence, if you insist on maintaining an independent militia, if you reject the idea of coexistence, you are not a partner and we will not deal with you, ... The point is to be very clear; don't try to be overly subtle on this one.
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What I have found is that there is a will -- what we have to find is the way.
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My purpose right now is to have a chance to talk to the leaders to see what can be done to energize the process.
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Clearly, calming the environment is something that is important for everybody, for both sides. But they're also working to see if they can overcome their differences.
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I'll have a chance within the next couple of days...to hear back from them,
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I really feel there's a need much more for a third party to build bridges between the two sides before it's too late,
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I need to go back to report to the president and secretary of state. The process has to be brought to conclusion at some point soon.
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If you have differences, the place to deal with differences is at the table, not on the streets, ... There is no place for violence in this process.