John Bolton
John Bolton
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth20 November 1948
CountryUnited States of America
conducting exactly move necessity number possible quickly talk timing today
We would like to move as quickly as possible but because of the necessity to talk to a number of governments, we will be conducting those consultations today and we'll have a better idea exactly what the timing will be.
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We certainly are hoping for unanimity among the five permanent members. But unanimity or not, we are prepared to move forward.
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My instructions and my intentions are very clear: which is to move as far and as fast as we can during the month of February.
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We have reached agreement on the bulk of the text and there was movement on all sides. We are very close. It's a very satisfactory text. We have been incredibly flexible.
move urgency
We have a sense of urgency about this ... There is a need to move expeditiously.
agreed entire movement ought process ready text today
I agreed with the Nonaligned Movement today that we should have an intergovernmental negotiation process and that the entire text ought to be open, ... We are making progress. We are ready to go.
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When a rocket is launched, as it picks up speed and moves down range it goes through a period of aerodynamic turbulence much like Security Council resolutions, ... We're now in the period of aerodynamic turbulence.
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The dismantlement of their nuclear weapons program is critical to any further movement in the talks,
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This report unambiguously rejects the notion that business as usual at the United Nations is acceptable, ... We need to reform the U.N. in a manner that will prevent another oil-for-food scandal. The credibility of the United Nations depends on it.
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This report unambiguously rejects the notion that 'business as usual' at the UN is acceptable, ... We need to reform the UN in a manner that will prevent another oil-for-food scandal.
include paragraphs sending showing
We keep showing this to the facilitators. And they keep sending us paragraphs that don't include our changes,
commitment continuing progress
We thought it was also important to show the continuing international commitment to progress in Iraq,
progress
We didn't get everything we wanted, but we made progress.
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We had a general discussion about the subject of the next secretary-general, which is part of our ongoing consultations among the five permanent members. But that's all really I can say.