the delegation decided that was long enough to try to fix the situation and decided to leave. |
The demonstrations, death, arrests and Maoist attacks in the past few days have shown there is more insecurity, not less. |
The Department of Defense has said that it is the policy of the United States to treat all remains consistent with the Geneva Convention and with the utmost respect. |
The dialogue is important and the contacts are important. We hope that the sides will take the consequences of their actions into consideration. |
The end of the cease-fire at this time is unhelpful and contrary to that goal. There can be no excuse for the resumption of violence. |
The energy issue, I know, is very important to the Indian Government and to the Indian people. That is why we have been working so closely with them on actual implementation of the agreement that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Bush concluded when Singh was visiting here. |
The government and people of Afghanistan are working diligently to build a sustainable market economy despite many challenges. |
The government detained large numbers of political activists before the elections, restricted media and refused to allow independent outside monitors. Maoist intimidation and killing of candidates during the campaign also marred the vote. There is no political cause that justifies the use of violence. |
The government of Saudi Arabia, and there are many other leaders in the region, who might take a leadership role in lowering tensions. |
The immediate fate of democracy and certainly the immediate future course of Nepal rests squarely with the king. He is the one that can take these decisions. We have called upon him to take these decisions. |
The intent of this trip is not to have a contact in the context of this academic conference with a representative of the North Korean government. |
The international community is coming up very soon on a decision point on what the diplomatic next steps are concerning Iran. |
The international community will not rest until we get to the bottom of who is responsible and see that those responsible are held to account for what they have done. |
The Iraqi forces are becoming more capable on a daily basis, and so this was, I think, an important example of that process moving forward. It was... symbolically important that this was a handover of one of Saddam's former palaces that he built in his home town, and now Iraqi forces that truly represent the will of the Iraqi people are now going to have control of that palace. |
The Iraqi people will be looking to them to form an effective, responsible government that serves the Iraqi people, that responds to their needs, and a government that is responsive to all the Iraqis, regardless of ethnic group or religious group. |