James Rubin
James Rubin
James Phillip "Jamie" Rubinis an American former diplomat and journalist. He writes a regular column on foreign affairs for the Sunday Times of London. He was Visiting Scholar 2013–14 at the Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford. Having served in the State Department during the administration of President Bill Clinton, he became a Sky News television news journalist and commentator. He is married to the CNN correspondent and anchor Christiane Amanpour...
activities agreed both kinds region supported
They both agreed that the peoples of the region would be better off it these kinds of activities were not supported and did not take place.
accept both including military political
to accept the Rambouillet accords, including both their political and civilian, and military implementation elements.
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She continues to consult with both sides. But she's not in a negotiating mode.
both peace process sides work
Clearly, both sides have a lot of work to do if we're going to get the peace process back on track.
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We have been in touch with both sides, and it is our view they should continue to stay engaged to see if they can make progress.
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We have been deeply outraged by both the massacres at Racak and by Belgrade's confrontational and destructive response to the justifiable international anger,
both existence might people sides wish
People might want to wish away the existence of Serbs. But there are Serbs there. And there have been provocations on both sides in Kosovo.
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We have urged both sides to exercise restraint and to avoid inflammatory actions that would heighten tensions and fuel a missile arms race. Missile tests would not be helpful to efforts to reduce tensions and build confidence through dialogue in South Asia.
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We think both sides need to understand that there is not that much time left for a negotiated solution which can give the legitimate rights to the people of Kosovo and protect the national interests of the Serbs, before we face the prospect of renewed and very dangerous conflict this spring.
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The ball is not in the Palestinian court. The ball is in the court of the Israelis to try to work with the Palestinians and work with us to come to a second 'yes,'
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The feeling is that those meetings have been sufficiently good and constructive that they have ... superseded committee meetings.
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If Libya were to do that, then Libya would be complying, and the families and the United States that have sought justice would be getting the justice that has been denied so long.
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not conclude ... that Dr. Rugova is speaking and acting freely and openly.
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It's hard to be optimistic. We are working as hard as we can.