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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to talk more about the situation and try to understand these conditions better.
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It's only North Korea that claims current conditions are unfavorable
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They report that the conditions of detention are fine and that the people are in good health.
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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 are grappling with the core issues,
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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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There are airplanes flying with relief supplies. There are airplanes flying to do the reconnaissance. There is rice being delivered. There is water being delivered. There are ships under steam and there are people on the ground.
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We and Japan are allies. When there are tensions in some parts of Asia -- whether it's North Korea, the Taiwan Strait or some other part of Asia -- we talk to Japan about it.
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What's important is for ... the Israelis and Palestinians, to remember that it's a time to maintain calm and to avoid any sort of provocation. We all want to go through this period with minimal violence.
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Without saying something particular about these ideas, I think we've always felt introducing other elements that divert attention from that focus don't really move the situation forward.
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We will continue to work with the German and the Australian embassies in Islamabad and continue to press the Taliban for information about the status of investigation of the detainees and on how the case might proceed under the Taliban legal system.
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We would certainly look to them (the Indian government) to finish their investigation and then consider what action might be appropriate.
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There is a common problem extending control in border areas. Common geography makes it difficult. It is not an easy place to police.
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We're told the session was useful. Preliminary reporting indicates that they made some progress.