Alexander Vershbow
Alexander Vershbow
Alexander Russell "Sandy" Vershbowis an American ambassador and the current Deputy Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization...
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The United States is ready to return to the table without attaching any new conditions, and we expect North Korea to do the same.
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The United States is eager to resume negotiations as soon as possible so that we can make rapid progress toward the elimination of North Korea's nuclear programs. Our negotiators are packed and ready to go.
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The United States, like other U.N. members and especially as a Security Council member, will keep its cards close to the vest in terms of its preferences until very late in the process.
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The key thing we want to see is consistency and application of the laws and regulations as they were written.
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We have a lot of hard work ahead of us and I look forward to working with you to clear the way and the obstacles.
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Unfortunately over the past year or so, we have seen a disturbing trend of independent regulators and economic enforcement officials devoting a large amount of their energies specifically toward foreign investors and seeking credit from the public by trumpeting their actions in the media.
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We are ready to negotiate on the nuclear issue right now. It's North Korea that's creating the artificial obstacle to progress.