Nicholas Burns
Nicholas Burns
ahead based believes challenges good meetings minimize secretary tone
Secretary Christopher believes that, based on his meetings today, that the tone (of the meetings) has been cooperative, that they are off to a good start, but he doesn't minimize the challenges ahead of us.
bosnia last meant served simply
simply put, the Dayton accords need to be modernized. They served Bosnia well over the last decade, but they were never meant to be immutable or set in stone.
deal obviously suggest
Obviously we did not suggest this deal for Pakistan.
chosen greater hoped leave might quite room speech
One would have hoped that he (Ahmadinejad) might have chosen a speech with more humility, a speech with a greater inclination to compromise. He was quite defiant ... That did not leave a lot of room for compromise, for diplomacy.
reserve
We're just going to reserve any kind of commendation for the Belgrade government.
expect fully issue nations refer security united
We fully expect that the IAEA will refer this issue to the United Nations Security Council, where it should be,
exercise expect fully
We fully expect that the governments of the IAEA will exercise their responsibility,
beginning difficult effort permanent reform united
This was an extraordinarily difficult process, ... This is not the end of the reform effort, it really is the beginning of a permanent reform effort that must be under way at the United Nations.
final issues longer resolve several
There are issues that we have to resolve before we can have a final agreement. That may take some time.... I don't know how much longer it will take. It could take several days. We have to see how it happens.
rupture
There is not going to be a rupture in U.S.-Mexican relations.
finding room solution
There is still room for finding a solution through diplomacy,
favor nations special support united
We will appoint a special American envoy to participate in support of the United Nations in these talks, and we will not favor any outcomes,
compromise good
We had to compromise ... (but) it's a good beginning.
capitol congress convinced doubts support
There is significant support for it on the Capitol Hill. There may be some Congressmen who have doubts about it. But I am convinced that the US Congress will support the agreement,