Nicholas Burns
Nicholas Burns
behind few government last ready remove stand work
We have put those differences behind us, ... We stand ready to work with the new government to remove the differences of the last few years.
iranians russia serious whether
We want the Iranians to negotiate, whether it's with the EU-3 or Russia or any other country, on a serious basis.
hussein saddam states store united wonder
We are going to keep Saddam Hussein guessing. He'll just have to wonder what the United States has in store for him.
pressure
We are going to ratchet up the pressure step-by-step.
bring compliance decided india interest practices standards
We decided that it was in the American interest to bring India into compliance with the standards and practices of the international non-proliferation regime,
attention damaging hope iranian sanctions
We very much hope that these sanctions will not be implemented bluntly in a way that would be damaging to the Iranian people, but it is going to be sanctions that will get the attention of the Iranian government.
changed perception
What has changed in the 1990s is a changed perception of the world,
abnormal entities frankly life national situation
What you have now, 10 years after Dayton is, frankly speaking, an abnormal situation with the tri-presidency and with the entities controlling so much of the national life of this country,
appear outside proven system
To consign it (India) to a place outside that system did not appear to be strategically wise, and has not proven effective,
define historic kosovo opportunity people
There is a historic opportunity for the people of Kosovo now to define their own future,
deal great problem resolved states united
There is a great deal of frustration in the United States that this problem has not been resolved after such a long time.