George Robertson
George Robertson
basis casualties civilian continue critical disagree nato problems russians simply violence
NATO will continue to be critical about what the Russians are doing in Chechnya, not just on the basis of principle, but because we disagree with disproportionate violence and the civilian casualties who are being affected, ... We think that they are simply storing up more problems for the future.
carry changes consider create fights-and-fighting lead matters nato premature prepared problems risk vacuum
NATO is prepared to consider such changes if it will not create a vacuum or lead to new fighting, and is part of a settlement to the problems in the region, ... Premature changes, however, carry the risk of only making matters worse.
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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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Having analyzed the situation, NATO has called for these reinforcements, and nations have already responded to this call, ... We will have enough troops to deal with the problems in Kosovo.
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The ball is now firmly in the court of the Macedonian government to deliver on the political dialogue and the cease fire in order to allow NATO's help to come into effect,
allies help nations nato standing sure
The NATO nations wanted to help an ally. They wanted to be sure they were standing by one of the NATO allies when there was a threat.
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I have no doubt at all about Germany's commitment to respond to a plea from a NATO member to have protection,
abide agreement ensure federal forces fully military republic restraint security technical urge
That said, ... I would urge you to ensure the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia's security forces show restraint and fully abide by the military technical agreement provisions.
loser message nato
The message of NATO and the message of these demonstrators is very clear: Milosevic is a loser
military targets
The military targets ... have been successfully hit,
albanians attacks disrupt ethnic instrument machine military objective remains violence
The military objective was and remains to disrupt Serb violence and to weaken the military machine that has been the instrument of the genocidal attacks on the ethnic Albanians in Kosovo,
delivered nato obligation watching
The world is watching and the politicians know they have an obligation that they must fulfil. NATO has delivered -- it is now up to the parliamentarians to deliver again.
alliance course developing due plans
The U.S. is still developing its thinking, ... They will come back to the alliance in due course when their plans are crystallized.
beds certainly result sleep sounder
They will certainly not sleep any sounder in their beds as the result of today's action.