Fred Eckhard Quotations

We are pleased to confirm ... that indeed some progress was tentatively made on various important issues. We are not in a position to provide further details of the agreements ... because they still need to be fleshed out and confirmed by higher levels on both sides.

United Nations security had a general concern about the secretary general's visit to this region. But in the end, the chief of staff advised the secretary general to make the trip anyway.

Security around our location was not as secure as you might find at the U.S. compound, and that was a decision we made so that our offices could be more accessible to people. We did not think at the time we were taking an unnecessary risk.

Frankly we found it a sensational & selective account of peacekeeping.

He is doing what he can from his bully pulpit but he is not in a position to actively engage as a mediator without the cooperation of both sides,

He ... urged the leaders to do everything they can to reduce tensions, restore security and continue to work towards a peaceful settlement of the remaining issues that divide them.

has been reminded of its obligation to ensure only the voluntary movements of displaced persons.

remains optimistic, as he has told you a number of times. At the same time, he knows he's got a hard job. He doesn't have a lot of wiggle room.

that direct national elections are the best way to establish a parliament and government in Iraq that are fully representative and legitimate.

I think he's been consulting with a number of member states at the highest level, and he's expected to make some decision soon.

I think it will give the chance to the secretary-general to again appeal for what he needs in the way of people and money to advance the mission there.

It has opened a pathway to full-fledged and continuing negotiations aimed at a comprehensive approach to durable peace in the region.

We know that the violations can be controlled.

We'll do what we have to do to defend ourselves and the (Sierra Leone) government. We hope that it's not going to come to a pitched battle, but in effect we're preparing for one.

We are deeply concerned about the implications this announcement will have for Rwandan refugees who have begun crossing the border again in recent days to avoid renewed fighting in western Rwanda.

we are concerned that it could complicate the arrangements that are now under way concerning the release of the remaining detainees.

was profoundly saddened to learn of the massive loss of life and destruction caused by a series of earthquakes and tidal waves across Southeast Asia today.

Those who speak to the secretary-general are entitled to assume that their exchanges are confidential. The secretary-general therefore would want this practice stopped, if indeed it exists.

We would be disappointed if this were true,

We have set up an appointment for Mugabe to meet the secretary-general in Rome therefore we do expect him to be in Rome.

We're taking every step we can with the support of the coalition forces to secure our headquarters compound.

Twenty-five candidates already considered and rejected doesn't suggest that there are many names left to consider.

We ... have experienced some law-and-order problems, and some other growing pains of the mission can be aired at this meeting.

feels that there is a growing momentum for the resumption of six-party talks, thus advancing the Beijing process intended to resolve the nuclear and related issues in the Korean Peninsula.

The secretary-general hopes that Prime Minister Vajpayee's visit to Pakistan will contribute to the improvement of bilateral relations.

The secretary-general deplores this serious incident and urges the armed group to release all detainees immediately and without any conditions.

Substantial progress was made today. We feel that a deal is within reach.

an opportunity which the secretary-general hopes will be seized.

Apparently they are nowhere near Freetown. We can no longer confirm it out of New York. The information is just not good.

Apparently they are nowhere near Freetown, ... We can no longer confirm it out of New York. The information is just not good.

And the High Commissioner for Refugees would say, 'Well, at the very minimum at the outset we should be prepared for a certain number of displaced persons or refugees. Let's have X blankets, X food.' On that basis they came up with this $37.4 million list.

A U.N. disaster assessment and coordination team is being dispatched to Sri Lanka today to work with the government to provide rescue and relief.

This is not so. In any case, the issue is not the executive chairman. It is how to get on with the work of disarming Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction.

This letter didn't say no, it just said consult us, consistent with our contractual requirements.

It's not our intent to pull out. We've stuck it out since '78, and we intend to stick it out to the end.

Everyone is scrambling to find out what has happened.

The two sides are expected to start more substantive discussions shortly, ... reiterates his call for the two sides to seize the momentum and work to achieve national reconciliation in Myanmar at an early date.

The council acknowledged the call, and said it would consider all options, including that of an international force, and would continue to monitor the situation closely.

He (Annan) expects that what emerges from these talks, he will be able to sell to the (U.N.) Security Council.

The information on the diamond trading, we have nothing further on but what we have seen in the press, ... the problems within the leadership of the mission have been well known to the secretary-general for some time.