We do not anticipate any changes in our relations. We view this as shuffling deck chairs.

[State Department spokesman James Rubin told CNN, referring to the plane crash, that there are] no specific reasons to believe it’s related to terrorism. … investigating everything they can.

We will react swiftly and firmly to any statements or actions suggesting sympathy with Nazi-era policies, or that express racism, xenophobia or anti-Semitism.

We have no reason to think this is any way related to Deputy Secretary Talbott’s visit.

All I can say is that we are very disappointed.

We urge North Korea to recognize this practicality and to avoid exacerbating the situation by keeping its craft north of the line.

We are not encouraged.

The whole world sees Iraq responsible for the current crisis.

It’s hard to be optimistic. We are working as hard as we can.

The work on Iraq, the work on the Middle East peace process and on the Asian financial crisis continues with no effect.

Despite its claims that the people of Iraq are dying due to a lack of food and medicine, Saddam Hussein doesn’t hesitate to spend hundreds of millions of dollars for the entertainment of Baath Party...

he was subdued by force.

serious and intensive effort to try to make the key decisions necessary for us to put the peace process back on track.

The peace process is in trouble.

We have made clear that we believe that we already have the authority for a military strike, should such an option be chosen.

We’re not going to lose any sleep if Saddam Hussein suddenly isn’t their leader, from whatever reason. No tears will be shed.

The procedural hurdle that emerged yesterday has been overcome and we are proceeding apace.

sooner rather than later.

We’re talking about many, many hundreds of pieces of equipment over the limits in the armor-combat-vehicle category.

Secretary Albright had asked Ambassador Ross to travel to the region this week. Of course, she will be following the situation closely.

We welcome Ocalan’s arrest as an important step in the fight against global terrorism. The U.S. designated the PKK as a foreign terrorist organization under the 1996 Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act.

These actions taken as a whole are contrary to the direction that China has been urged to take by the world,

We dismissed those ridiculous numbers out of hand, … We are not going to pay compensation to confirm that they are living up to their obligations under this important nuclear agreement.

We have urged both sides to exercise restraint and to avoid inflammatory actions that would heighten tensions and fuel a missile arms race. Missile tests would not be helpful to efforts to reduce tensions and...

He had no indication of anything amiss before he left, as far as I know.

the essential task of ensuring that Iraq does not rearm and is disarmed.

That whole process of bringing the people together has been frozen,

well intentioned, but misguided.

direct sanctions on the Taliban, as opposed to the people of Afghanistan, will persuade the Taliban to have a change of heart.

We view his detention for peacefully exercising fundamental freedoms guaranteed by international human rights instruments as a serious step in the wrong direction.

Since we want the Arab world to be supporting us on another question — the war on terrorism — it would certainly make it easier to have things quiet on the Middle East front.

We would expect President Clinton and President Kim to discuss this at length.

will only fuel wider regional instability … and escalate the conflict with NATO.

By any rational calculation, Milosevic comes out of this much, much weaker.

She is also a realist and not a magician. She has realistic expectations about what can be achieved.

to accept the Rambouillet accords, including both their political and civilian, and military implementation elements.

in a verifiable way.

Mr. Karadzic has no place to run and no place to hide, … The noose is gradually tightening around his neck.

These soldiers were illegally detained, … unconditional.

We think that recent events only demonstrate the critical importance of developing comprehensive peace arrangements so that these kinds of crises do not recur.

We cannot rule out anybody until this investigation continues.

We have urged the government of Peru, … to try Lori Berenson in a civilian court with full due process so that her guilt or innocence can be proven.

is allowed to go free without facing charges, it would be a blow to the international fight against terrorism.

I don’t know who talked first. Let’s just stop it, okay?

[The Iraqi offer] shows the necessity of standing firm, … It shows the necessity of our determination and our united resolve that the Iraqi regime comply fully and unconditionally with the requirements of the U.N....

The U.S. will have satisfactory access to the site in order to remove fully our concerns about the nature of the site and the activities of the site.

Mr. Haider is still going to be governor, as I understand the reports, and still going to be in the party. So the question is what the party’s role will be in the Austrian government.

People might want to wish away the existence of Serbs. But there are Serbs there. And there have been provocations on both sides in Kosovo.

We’re trying to galvanize European nations to take as many refugees as possible.

Ambassador Holbrooke will convey to the authorities in Belgrade the necessity for full compliance with all of their commitments to the international community and for maximum restraint in the period leading up to the March...