Richard Boucher
Richard Boucher
Richard A. Boucheris an American diplomat who was Deputy Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Developmentfrom 2009 until 2013. He took up post on 5 November 2009. Prior to joining OECD, he was the Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, a post he took up on February 21, 2006. The Bureau of South Asian Affairs was expanded to include the nations of Central Asia shortly before his confirmation...
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We certainly agree with the decision ... that the last round was marked by significant fraud and that it therefore can't be upheld as a fair result,
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Everybody is aware that we almost came to an end without an agreement the other night, ... It's not jovial. It's not acrimonious. I think a serious mood is the best way to describe it.
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The parties have not agreed on any other basis for final status talks at this point, ... So, we'll be talking to the parties, and we will consult with them. We'll have a better idea at that point how we can best assist them to achieve peace.
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The parties agreed to hold another round of talks by the second quarter of this year and to establish a working group to address, and attempt to resolve, detailed issues in between plenary sessions.
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We'll have to work out mechanisms in the agreement -- work out a framework in the resolution or some other mechanism, ... So that these states are allowed to continue to do what they need to do vis-a-vis their trade with Iraq, and particularly in civilian goods for the people of Iraq.
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It remains important for North Korea to disclose their activity and to work with others on what we have all agreed on, which is the denuclearization of the peninsula,
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We are looking to get a good agreement -- one that can stand the test of time.
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We urge all parties to fully honor the agreements negotiated by NATO and the European Union,
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It is important to us to be able to keep working with the parties and try to do what we can diplomatically to calm the situation, get back to implementation of the agreements of the cease-fire.
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If confirmed, I will work closely with other US agencies to bring to fruition the initiatives Bush and Singh agreed to in Washington last July.
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We will work with our allies to re-energize the sanctions. Obviously, military force always remains an option for the United States.
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We understand that conceding to terrorists will only endanger all members of the multinational force as well as other countries who are contributing to Iraqi reconstruction and humanitarian assistance.
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We understand Japan plans to bring him there for medical treatment. Once he is there, he falls under Japanese-U.S. status policy. We intend to request custody when we have legal opportunity to do so.
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we felt that there were indeed concerns ... our posts in the region, and this region including Yemen, have been on a high state of alert for a long time since the Africa bombings,and in connection with recent events we have asked posts to look very closely at their security procedures.