Fred Eckhard
Fred Eckhard
agreements both confirm confirmed details further higher indeed levels pleased position progress provide various
We are pleased to confirm ... that indeed some progress was tentatively made on various important issues. We are not in a position to provide further details of the agreements ... because they still need to be fleshed out and confirmed by higher levels on both sides.
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Those who speak to the secretary-general are entitled to assume that their exchanges are confidential. The secretary-general therefore would want this practice stopped, if indeed it exists.
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United Nations security had a general concern about the secretary general's visit to this region. But in the end, the chief of staff advised the secretary general to make the trip anyway.
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remains optimistic, as he has told you a number of times. At the same time, he knows he's got a hard job. He doesn't have a lot of wiggle room.
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I think he's been consulting with a number of member states at the highest level, and he's expected to make some decision soon.
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I think it will give the chance to the secretary-general to again appeal for what he needs in the way of people and money to advance the mission there.
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It has opened a pathway to full-fledged and continuing negotiations aimed at a comprehensive approach to durable peace in the region.
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that direct national elections are the best way to establish a parliament and government in Iraq that are fully representative and legitimate.
violations
We know that the violations can be controlled.
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We are deeply concerned about the implications this announcement will have for Rwandan refugees who have begun crossing the border again in recent days to avoid renewed fighting in western Rwanda.
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we are concerned that it could complicate the arrangements that are now under way concerning the release of the remaining detainees.
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We'll do what we have to do to defend ourselves and the (Sierra Leone) government. We hope that it's not going to come to a pitched battle, but in effect we're preparing for one.
Everyone is scrambling to find out what has happened.
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The council acknowledged the call, and said it would consider all options, including that of an international force, and would continue to monitor the situation closely.