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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Our energy dialogue with Pakistan is going to be different than our energy discussions with India. They both need energy. They both have rapidly growing economies. But one shouldn't expect that the energy needs would be met in the same way given different geography, different history, different resource base.
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We continue on both sides to look forward to ways to end the hostility between our two nations and to develop a better relationship,
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Both the U.S. and Chinese sides noted that our cooperation on this issue reflects strengthened U.S.-China relations and the desire of leaders on both sides to continue to deepen and expand our relationship.
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Both the United States and Pakistan are committed to identifying the perpetrators of the crime and bringing them to justice.
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It's a big border and bad guys try to come across. The question is what we, in cooperation with the Canadian government, can do to make both our countries safer.
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What we're trying to do now is get the parameters accepted in a way where the reservations are reconcilable and, therefore, we know that both sides are in a position to negotiate seriously.
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We've been working with both those governments to try to see if we can't use the excellent relations that they each have with the United States to contribute in some way to an easing of the tensions.
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armies on both sides remain mobilized ... and both sides need to continue to seek to lower tension.
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all very, very aware of the seriousness of the issues that face them -- of the toughness of the issues, of the fact that these do involve the vital interests of both sides.
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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.
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We expect that the agency will fully investigate the matter and keep the board of governors fully informed. It is important that all such activity be investigated.