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,
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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,
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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.
believe government heard indian last word
I don't believe we've heard the last word from the Indian government
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.
behind few government last ready remove stand work
We have put those differences behind us, ... We stand ready to work with the new government to remove the differences of the last few years.
deal despite friendship last nature problems quite serious several unique
It is a unique deal for India. Despite our friendship for Pakistan, there have been proliferation problems of a quite serious nature over the last several years that would make this kind of deal impossible.
nations united welcome
We welcome the United Nations in the United States. We want the U.N. to stay, and the U.N. is going to stay.
itself parties tactic threat violence
We implore the parties to these negotiations not to use intimidation or the threat of violence, or violence itself as a tactic in the negotiations,
general given
We are very disappointed that general Mladic is not yet given up to the Hague,
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We are very clear in our administration ... this agreement has not changed. We are not adding any conditions that we expect the Indian government to meet,
highly ought welcomed
We think it's a highly significant appointment which ought to be welcomed by the detractors of our president's policy.
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We see a possibility of creating with India one of the two or three or four strategic relationships we have with anyone in the world.
point positive
It was the only positive development I can point to.