Yevgeny Primakov
Yevgeny Primakov
Yevgeny Maksimovich Primakovwas a Russian politician and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1998 to 1999. During his long career, he also served as Foreign Minister, Speaker of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, and chief of the intelligence service. Primakov was an academicianand a member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences...
acts create decision nato outside precedent relevant security
We should not create a precedent when NATO acts outside the territories of its member-states without a relevant decision by the U.N. Security Council,
against guard might putting question statements strikes temporary
We are put very much on our guard by statements that this may be a temporary pause, and that strikes might be resumed, ... We are categorically against putting the question in this way.
acute issue quite
The demographic issue is quite acute for Russia.
general moment secretary
Now a very important moment has come for U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to go there (Iraq),
circumstance dialogue election kosovo
I think that after the election in Kosovo the circumstances for dialogue will be better,
budget stay
If the budget isn't approved, we will not stay on our posts,
appeals beginning case changed events hear sake states trace un united war
Has the United States changed during this time? It has. You won't hear it said in the American leadership, as was the case at the beginning of the war in Iraq, that there must be no trace of the UN, least of all the UN flag, there. Now, on the contrary, there are appeals for the UN to participate more extensively in these events for the sake of appeasement, stabilization of the situation.
conditions study
I have to study this information...the conditions of the sanctions, what they are about,
double size
By 2000, we will double the size of our trade,
ready thinks
He thinks negotiations should be constructive, and he is ready to be constructive,
ground operation opposed
I am opposed to a ground operation in Chechnya,
responsibility half steps
The question is whether we're ready to undertake responsibility for overcoming the crisis or will again sink in debates, mutual recriminations and half-steps
country adversity light
We cannot conduct reforms that affect the people adversely. If therapy drags out for decades and no gleam of light is seen, it is certainly not in the interests of the country, not in the interests of the people.
reality thinking years
I think the three years have demonstrated how little this argument has to do with reality.