George Robertson
George Robertson
act areas certain consensus decides deny hand joint nato nobody obviously work
We want joint decision-making in certain areas which would need consensus 'at 20' and obviously we would work to get it, on the other hand nobody can deny the right of NATO to act as 19 if it decides to do so,
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Yes, of course it would because there would be no veto over NATO operations by Russia or any other non-NATO members, that's never been the situation and Mr Putin has made it clear that he does not want it either,
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We had a very good and useful meeting and I was very pleased to get the Russian proposal on missile defence,
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When the nation's very survival is at stake, there is no room for playing politics,
heard villages
We have heard that some villages do not exist,
beds certainly result sleep sounder
They will certainly not sleep any sounder in their beds as the result of today's action.
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a truly defining moment for the Atlantic alliance.
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I have heard the news and greatly welcome it. I hope it will lead to greater stability for the people of Iraq.
deliver government parliament promises
It is now up to the Macedonian government and parliament to deliver on their part of the bargain, on promises solemnly made,
shoulder stand struggle
We stand shoulder to shoulder in a new kind of struggle and a struggle that we have to win,
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There is a disagreement on timing at the moment by a small number of nations, but there is no disagreement on substance at all. This is not some sort of bust-up.
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What will come out of today's summit will be the united resolve of European countries and all the NATO countries that (Yugoslav President Slobodan) Milosevic is going to be defeated,
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We are focusing entirely on the defense of Turkey in the circumstances where that ally believes it is under threat and NATO as a collective security alliance with obligations that go along with that. (But) we're not part of any decision-making process that is tied to the United Nations.