The opening of Afghanistan has transformed it from an obstacle separating Central from South Asia into a bridge connecting the two. And this in turn opens exciting new possibilities. Our goal is to revive ancient ties between South and Central Asia and to create new links in the areas of trade, transport, democracy, energy and communications. |
The parties agreed to hold another round of talks by the second quarter of this year and to establish a working group to address, and attempt to resolve, detailed issues in between plenary sessions, |
The parties agreed to hold another round of talks by the second quarter of this year and to establish a working group to address, and attempt to resolve, detailed issues in between plenary sessions. |
The parties are grappling with the core issues, |
The parties have not agreed on any other basis for final status talks at this point, ... So, we'll be talking to the parties, and we will consult with them. We'll have a better idea at that point how we can best assist them to achieve peace. |
The point, I think, for Iran is they do have an opportunity. They have an opportunity here if they're willing to take it. |
The policy toward Iran has not changed. We have serious concerns with Iran in a number of areas. We're prepared to address those concerns in different channels at different times but the policy toward Iran has not changed. |
The president's back, we have been working very hard in his absence, and we look forward to his determination, his energy, and his seriousness in carrying the ball and moving forward from here. |
The purpose of these talks is to get started, |
The question of where they stand -- where Iran stands -- when we get to the board meeting is the important one. |
The secretary condemns in the strongest possible terms today's terrorist attack and expects Chairman Arafat to do so as well. |
The secretary expressed his strong support for the progress that's been made in the relationship and the hope that we could see even more progress, including on the military-to-military relationships. |
The secretary expressed his thanks for Mr. Jackson's concern, told him about the intensive diplomacy that's going on and said we would continue to use that channel. |
The secretary made clear we would keep pressure on (Yugoslavia). |
The secretary made quite clear that our goal is to have the smallest footprint possible that was consistent with a need to achieve the mission, |