George Robertson

George Robertson
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an offer of assistance in response to President Boris Trajkovski's request to NATO to contribute to the protection of the international monitors who will oversee implementation of the peace plan in Macedonia.
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a remarkable moment in the history of Macedonia.
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a truly defining moment for the Atlantic alliance.
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This country is still on a knife-edge but in the last three days the government has regained confidence, regained ground and regained the initiative,
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North America, Europe and countries of Central Asia are now part of a political community that is unprecedented in its breadth, in its inclusiveness, and in its capacity to work together,
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This initiative is quite simply historic, and even revolutionary,
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This (incident) will have upset a lot of people who thought they were getting away with it, ... What has happened this week is going to make them less easy in their beds and some of them will do rash things, which may well have further consequences.
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It is going to be missed, but people are going to have to get used to it because it's going to stay. There will be no resurrection this time.
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It is clear that all roads lead to al Qaeda and pinpoint Osama bin Laden as having been involved in it.
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I think we will need to study this proposal more so that we can decide whether it's simply a wedge-driving exercise, although I think it's not, or if it is actually a genuine attempt to address a problem that is now perceived on both sides to be there.
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I think there's a confusion in Moscow, which is not really good news for them, especially on the eve of the G8 summit,
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I think there must be great concern that this will descend into a spiral of violence and potentially into civil war.
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It is now up to the Macedonian government and parliament to deliver on their part of the bargain, on promises solemnly made,
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It is hoped that the stronger implementation force will be available in the next few weeks to get into Kosovo at the earliest opportunity because we are planning for success,