Nicholas Burns
Nicholas Burns
arrest certainly general given government imminent impression judge last visit
We certainly were given an impression (during my last visit in June) that the arrest of general Mladic was imminent and it did not happen, so we have to judge the Serb government on its actions,
general given
We are very disappointed that general Mladic is not yet given up to the Hague,
achieve believe bosnian certainly changed couple felt general last military months situation time today victory
The situation has changed fundamentally on the ground, certainly this week, but I think in general over the last couple of months in Bosnia, ... If the Bosnian Serbs felt at one time they could achieve a military victory in this conflict, they certainly don't believe that today and no one else does either.
assembly council days enter fashion general japanese last months next permanent plan possible receive security several support work
I've pledged to all of my Japanese interlocutors over the last two days that we would work with them over the next several months to see if it's possible to fashion a plan that would receive General Assembly support in New York, so that Japan could enter the Security Council as a permanent member,
dialogue efforts elements forces government human key peaceful remind respect rights security
We remind the Burundi government and security forces that respect for human rights and peaceful dialogue should be key elements in their efforts to re-establish security in the country.
happened march remember
We remember what happened in March 2004, ... There is no place for that in U.N.-sponsored negotiations.
changed perception
What has changed in the 1990s is a changed perception of the world,
iranians russia serious whether
We want the Iranians to negotiate, whether it's with the EU-3 or Russia or any other country, on a serious basis.
censorship emergency government introduce measures parliament regret state strongly taken today
We strongly regret the measures taken by the parliament and government today to, in effect, introduce a state of emergency and to introduce censorship of the Albanian press.
hussein saddam states store united wonder
We are going to keep Saddam Hussein guessing. He'll just have to wonder what the United States has in store for him.
bring compliance decided india interest practices standards
We decided that it was in the American interest to bring India into compliance with the standards and practices of the international non-proliferation regime,
agreed date hope koreans north schedule venue
We hope very much that we can schedule a date and venue for a briefing on the four-party talks, ... The North Koreans have agreed to that. We just need to schedule it.
hope issue resolved
We hope very much that this issue can be resolved very soon,
hope people republic return russian sake
We hope very much for the sake of the Russian republic and the Chechen people that there will be no return to the bloodletting.