We strongly support the commission's investigative efforts. We expect the government of Syria to comply with these requests fully and unconditionally as the Security Council resolutions require. |
We think a resolution would be appropriate at this point. I think highlighting the areas of deficiency in Syria 's performance ... would be important to show the Council's continuing resolve. |
We think it is important to increase international pressure on Iran to get them to rethink the policy of seeking to acquire nuclear weapons and thereby try and bring a peaceful and diplomatic solution to this problem. |
We thought it was also important to show the continuing international commitment to progress in Iraq, |
We want a very strong signal from the council to the government of Syria that its obstructionism has to cease, and cease immediately, |
We want a very strong signal to the government of Syria that its obstruction has to cease and cease immediately, |
We want to thank the secretary-general for his personal and very prompt decision to waive privileges and immunities, ... This is now a serious law enforcement matter and we will have no further comment. |
We will meet again tomorrow. |
We will work to get the broadest support we can, |
We would like to move as quickly as possible but because of the necessity to talk to a number of governments, we will be conducting those consultations today and we'll have a better idea exactly what the timing will be. |
We'd like to see if we can get the commission abolished and the new council put in place before the existing commission meets again in Geneva in a few months. |
We'll just keep working on it. |
We're confident that we're going to get it approved. |
We're encouraged by what the Iraqi political leaders have done, happy that they're going to stick by the Aug. 15 deadline, ... And I think they have welcomed the U.N. and other international assistance, recognizing, of course, that it is a fundamentally Iraqi process. |
We're going to study it very carefully, and based on what's in there, decide what our next course of action might be, |