Nicholas Burns
Nicholas Burns
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.
call ensure establish full future government historic human inclusive leadership leading opportunity respect rights shape throughout
This is an historic opportunity to shape the future of the country. ... We call on the new leadership to establish an inclusive transitional government leading to elections, and to ensure full respect for human rights throughout the country.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
concerns government indian registered
We have registered our concerns with the Indian government of course,
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We are (also) disappointed that Radovan Karadzic is still at large and not in the Hague,