Nicholas Burns
Nicholas Burns
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.
attention damaging hope iranian sanctions
We very much hope that these sanctions will not be implemented bluntly in a way that would be damaging to the Iranian people, but it is going to be sanctions that will get the attention of the Iranian government.
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.
afghan constitution course found hope upheld
We hope that the Afghan constitution is going to be upheld and in our view, if it's upheld, then of course he'll be found to be innocent.
acting aggressive halt hoped
We hoped they (Chinese officials) would be aggressive in acting to halt the sales, ... but I can't say I have any evidence.
deal hope trust
We hope and we trust that that deal will not go forward.
bush case couple expect hard hope issues kyoto needs president remaining resolved visits weeks work
We would hope these issues could be resolved before President Bush visits Kyoto in just a couple of weeks time. We expect that will be the case but there's still some remaining hard work that needs to be done.
beyond december decide hope iraq japan maintain states strong troops united
It is the strong hope of the United States that Japan will decide to maintain its troops in Iraq beyond December of this year,
coming expect government hope indian reach remains touch
That remains our plan. And I've been in touch with the Indian government this week. I expect to be in touch with them in the coming days, and we hope to reach that goal.
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.
balkans expect following late next point prisoners travels week
When (Christopher) travels to the Balkans late next week and into the following week, he'll be making his point personally. And by then we expect that all prisoners will have been released.