Richard Boucher Resolution Quotations

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.

We call on North Korea to reverse this and other recent steps; we seek a peaceful resolution to our differences.

We are seeking resolution that can obtain maximum support while making clear the council stands by the requirement to disarm immediately.

We'll have to work out mechanisms in the agreement -- work out a framework in the resolution or some other mechanism, ... So that these states are allowed to continue to do what they need to do vis-a-vis their trade with Iraq, and particularly in civilian goods for the people of Iraq.

The Taliban say the detainees are well but have not allowed anyone to contact them, ... working to try to secure a swift resolution of these issues.

They had good, extensive discussions of Iraq's refusal to disarm and the council's response to deal with this danger. They discussed various ideas about resolution including possible changes in text.

Syria maintains a sizable presence of military and intelligence officials in Lebanon in contravention of the U.N. Security Council Resolution 1559,