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...
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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.
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If the budget isn't approved, we will not stay on our posts,
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The populace will be fully provided with vegetables, fruit and potatoes, ... I appeal to everyone not to rock our common boat in today's too-turbulent sea.
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We did not look at concrete loans, amounts and a time for them to be delivered, ... It was important for us that the fund chief come to Moscow and analyze and assess the situation.
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I think that after the election in Kosovo the circumstances for dialogue will be better,
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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.
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We have worked out a certain program which we believe could avoid an armed confrontation and eventually eliminate this crisis, ... This program is conditioned on the fact that Iraq comply with the resolutions of the U.N. Security Council.
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It is essential to do everything to prevent the August 17 statement ... from leading to dangerous socioeconomic consequences,
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We hope that the current political and diplomatic efforts will be successful, ... would have very negative effects.
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The American representatives on these inspection operations should not be ousted, but probably they should recruit more international personnel -- from France, Germany and even Russian experts,
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I am opposed to a ground operation in Chechnya,
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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
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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.
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I think the three years have demonstrated how little this argument has to do with reality.