George Robertson
George Robertson
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The strength of feeling that is on display in Beijing is understandable, but the bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade was an acknowledged mistake, and one that is deeply regretted, ... But it is important however to recall why we are engaged in this mission and why we had to reluctantly take action.
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prepared to implement a phased and conditioned reduction of the Ground Safety Zone.
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President Trajkovski has asked us officially if we will help with that process,
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public trust is essential to an effective judicial system and one judge's conduct may have a significant impact upon the public's perception of the entire judicial system ...
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The withdrawal of Serb forces has begun to uncover the full horror of what has happened in Kosovo in the past few months,
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These airstrikes have one purpose alone, and that is to stop the genocide.
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North America, Europe and countries of Central Asia are now part of a political community that is unprecedented in its breadth, in its inclusiveness, and in its capacity to work together,
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This initiative is quite simply historic, and even revolutionary,
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This (incident) will have upset a lot of people who thought they were getting away with it, ... What has happened this week is going to make them less easy in their beds and some of them will do rash things, which may well have further consequences.
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a truly defining moment for the Atlantic alliance.
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an offer of assistance in response to President Boris Trajkovski's request to NATO to contribute to the protection of the international monitors who will oversee implementation of the peace plan in Macedonia.
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a remarkable moment in the history of Macedonia.
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This country is still on a knife-edge but in the last three days the government has regained confidence, regained ground and regained the initiative,
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We have heard that some villages do not exist,