Jamie Shea
Jamie Shea
Jamie Patrick Sheais Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium...
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We are not talking about negotiating with President Milosevic. Everybody understands that. There is no negotiation here. The five conditions are the five conditions.
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As far as the air campaign is concerned, there is no reason to suspend it. Conditions for that have not been met. We're going to keep it up so that (Milosevic) has a chance to rethink again the strategy of not following through on what he has agreed.
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Operation Allied Force will continue until those conditions have been fulfilled and fulfilled in full.
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Details are very important here. Anything that means that Belgrade moves towards those five (NATO) conditions is something that we will welcome, but at the same time we will remain cautious, because details in this business are everything.
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When we are sure what happened, we will tell you what happened.
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We have no indication at all that our aircraft were involved in that incident.
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We want them to have the benefit of summer months to help to rebuild their homes and lives. But obviously, we want them not to go back until there is a secure presence, to ensure that the refugee return can be done in an organized way.
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This suggests that this is not random but is being done on an almost scientific and systematic basis.
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There is no need to change strategy. That strategy is working. There is no quicker or more feasible option at this time.
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We regret any loss of life that this may have caused because our policy remains to minimize collateral damage.
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We heard seven speeches today but only one message: They share our determination to prevail and to see this through, and they are willing to put up with the short-term inconveniences resulting from the Kosovo crisis.
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We have reports that soldiers were also involved in the casualties, not simply civilians.
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(The) refugees have said time and time again that they will only go back if they see NATO in that peacekeeping force. They need to know that that force is built around that NATO core (and) that that force ... is not going to crumble like a pack of cards at the first sign of a challenge.
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Part of our strategy is to be able to effectively encircle Yugoslavia for 360 degrees.