Nicholas Burns
Nicholas Burns
beyond december decide hope iraq japan maintain states strong troops united
It is the strong hope of the United States that Japan will decide to maintain its troops in Iraq beyond December of this year,
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These two individuals are standing in the way of Serbia's progress with NATO and the United States as well as with Europe.
mark relations since
the high-water mark of US-India relations since 1947.
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agreement to a timetable that will lead to decisions in the US Congress to change our law and the ultimate decision of the Indian government to meet their commitments.
begin bring entire forward india join practice step
India is not going to formally join the entire apparatus. But it will begin to bring responsible practice in accordance with that regime. That's a step forward for the US and for non-proliferation.
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India is a major power in Asia... one of our critical partners, not just in South Asia but in Asia.
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I believe it is a good and sound agreement that will have the effect of progressively integrating India into the global nonproliferation order,
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In this very complex, globalized world, despite the power of the United States, we cannot go it alone, ... We do have to work through multilateral institutions. Each of them has their own strengths and weaknesses. The United Nations has both.
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I do not anticipate, and I'm 100 percent sure about this, any contact between whichever official is sent by the Iranian government and our delegation, including Secretary Rice.
achieve again agreement complex risk
This is a complex agreement. To reopen it, we're probably at risk of never being able to achieve it again and to reassemble it.
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This is a clear signal to Hun Sen and his associates that the United States will not be conducting business as usual with those individuals,
agreed peace preserve
All I can say is this -- when we deploy, we want it to be to preserve a peace that has been agreed to,
couple diplomacy ideas next quiet talk
I just can't talk about what ideas we may be considering. We want to have some quiet diplomacy the next couple of days.
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All the major issues in these peace talks remain open issues and by that, I mean, there are still in some cases significant divisions, significant disagreements and significant gaps among the parties,