Richard Boucher
Richard Boucher
Richard A. Boucheris an American diplomat who was Deputy Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Developmentfrom 2009 until 2013. He took up post on 5 November 2009. Prior to joining OECD, he was the Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, a post he took up on February 21, 2006. The Bureau of South Asian Affairs was expanded to include the nations of Central Asia shortly before his confirmation...
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We do think it's a rather dubious distinction to be the first democratically elected head of state to go meet with the dictator of Iraq
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Our goal in sponsoring this resolution is to encourage China to take positive, concrete steps to meet its international obligations, to protect human rights, and fundamental freedoms of the Chinese people.
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But we don't meet with terrorists. We don't meet with people who are involved in violence or fomenting violence.
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We don't see any particular basis for compensation. We have met and will continue to meet our obligations.
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We've had very productive meetings regarding military cooperation with Saudi Arabia in the event of military action against Iraq.
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Any Iraqi orders for more atropine than needed to meet normal humanitarian requirements would be of concern since that could indicate preparations to use chemical weapons by preparing to protect their own forces from the consequences of such use.
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It is an ongoing thing. We expect it to continue.
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It is an ongoing issue, it's an issue that we raise when we talk to the Chinese,
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We do look forward to a step-by-step process where we can see changes in North Korean behavior and where we can improve the relationship with North Korea,
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We've made clear we're looking at the policy with regard to North Korea, that it's policy that will be built on the work that's been done before and the commitments that have been made before.
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We've looked over time for a number of things, practical steps by the parties to defuse tension. We've looked for a dialogue between them, if possible, to resolve the issues.
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Our view is that it should be referred to the U.N. Security Council. That's where we think the next steps are.
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Our belief is in democracy. The Hong Kong people and the Hong Kong government need to start addressing this issue.
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Reports being compiled paint a very disturbing picture of the events and the government of Uzbekistan's reaction to them,