Javier Solana Quotes
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Checkpoints have been dismantled, and in addition most police and military units normally based elsewhere in Yugoslavia have left Kosovo. The security forces are returning to the level they were at before the present crisis began.
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I think in a few days we will be in a position to convey again the situation to the different governments and probably take a decision soon. There is a lot of work to be done.
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Keeping the balance reached with Iran on the nuclear issue.
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They have repeated their arguments but the substantive position has not changed.
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Further work continues to be necessary in order to make this possible, including explaining what we plan to do to European public opinion, as well as to our international partners, including the US but also China too.
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We are very concerned by the serious deterioration of the security situation in Gaza.
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We have to provide a roadmap for the Abuja peace process.
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I cannot be very precise, but we are working on some ideas that maybe it is possible to get through.
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The U.N. route has to be continued... Europe is not divided on this point.
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With him Kosovo has lost a historic leader who devoted his life to protecting and promoting the rights of the people of Kosovo.
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The objective of this exercise is to demonstrate NATO's capability to project power rapidly in the region.
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I had a meeting of the North Atlantic Council this morning, and all the 19 ayes were absolutely like one country, ... Every country that belongs to NATO is behind the decision we have taken.
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We think the Russians have an important role to play.
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I can confirm that this strike has taken place.
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We're going to continue working politically ... the behavior (of the Russians) is completely unacceptable.
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Images of burned hopes and destroyed villages recall scenes we had hoped we would never see again, ... Milosevic must know there is no place for his policy in Europe on the eve of the 21st century.
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I think the position now is what we have said, ...which is to have a decision to call for an extraordinary meeting in Vienna of the (IAEA) agency and then to refer the dossier to the Security Council.
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In order to support a diplomatic, political solution that we very much hope will come alive in coming days at the meetings taking place.
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We have to stop leaders who are not prepared to look to the future, who continue to look to the past, who are not prepared to look to the 21st century and continue to do terrible things to their people.
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We think it is part of history, this embargo, but we have to find a manner and the moment in which it can be done without any difficulty, any problem.
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The unilateral cease-fire proposed by Yugoslavia and the government of Serbia is clearly insufficient, ... Before a cease-fire can be considered, President Milosevic must meet the demands of the international community.
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On Kosovo, let me be quite clear that NATO will not stand idly by. We will not allow a repeat of the situation of 1991 in Bosnia.
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The region is going through a very difficult process and I think it would be better to make constructive statements to see if we can cool down the situation.
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Diplomatic initiatives continue, but I think we must continue with the NATO strategy to seek a just end to this conflict.