Nicholas Burns
Nicholas Burns
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The Security Council has no option but to proceed with the Chapter 7.
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The situation has changed fundamentally on the ground, certainly this week, but I think in general over the last couple of months in Bosnia, ... If the Bosnian Serbs felt at one time they could achieve a military victory in this conflict, they certainly don't believe that today and no one else does either.
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Russia has to be part of the solution to this problem. And I think Russia will be. We haven't come to the end of our talks with Russia and other countries on this.
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contribute to reducing the tensions that are so evident.
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I've pledged to all of my Japanese interlocutors over the last two days that we would work with them over the next several months to see if it's possible to fashion a plan that would receive General Assembly support in New York, so that Japan could enter the Security Council as a permanent member,
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Ten years is a long time for a country to be under international stewardship, and it is time now to diminish the powers
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Washington was under obligation to see that NSG countries also undertake requisite steps for similar cooperation with India.
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They're very important elections for the Haitian people and frankly the organization of the elections to date has not been sufficient,
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This is an historic opportunity to shape the future of the country. ... We call on the new leadership to establish an inclusive transitional government leading to elections, and to ensure full respect for human rights throughout the country.
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This is a pressure cooker and people are not going to tolerate another five years of not knowing who they are, what country they live in and what their future is.
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This is the first time we are saying publicly that the future of the relationship is not adversarial, not rivalry... it's partnership.
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This is not the time for business as usual with the Iranian government.
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This is no time for the Turkish government to be making wild and dramatic statements. It would be completely out of bounds for Turkey to take this action.
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a very important sign that India is a responsible nuclear power.