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...

During the course of the Shepherdstown peace talks this week, we have had intense negotiations on all the key issues.

There are increasing reports of atrocities against Albanians. We are alarmed at the reports. We are putting a great deal of resources to check them out.

I don’t think people are talking about doubling or tripling the overall troop contingent, but rather trying to make sure that everybody is doing what they can.

These are the commanders, to the best of our knowledge, of the units that are in Kosovo.

The fact that Iraq is exporting nursing supplies (in exchange) for hard currency, in violation of sanctions, while babies and children are suffering from malnutrition is yet another indication of the Iraqi regime’s cynical disregard...

We are telling them it’s a very bad idea for him to come right now.

Such incidents … illustrate the need for the two countries to resolve their differences through dialogue,

we have credible evidence, or we wouldn’t be in this situation of demanding this kind of direct discussion on this subject.

We’re not moving ahead at the pace that one would expect if we’re going to get everything done.

The NSA is not authorized to provide intelligence information to private firms … U.S. intelligence agencies are not tasked to engage in industrial espionage, or obtain trade secrets for the benefit of any U.S. company...

Our understanding is that the Contact Group in New York has agreed to a consensus text of a U.N. Security Council resolution.

That effort is failing completely and totally. We don’t see a point in negotiations.

[Albright] will be explaining to the Chinese and to Zhu Rongji specifically that if he and the Chinese want their trip to the United States to be a success, that it’s got to go beyond...

he will be able to reconstitute his weapons of mass destruction in a matter of months, not years.

Those are major sub-systems, missiles or key production facilities for missiles. So they’re big and significant items.

the King will help bring home the importance of making tough choices for peace.

The citizen appeared to be in good health and made no complaints of mistreatment, and he indicated that he expects this matter to be resolved in a short time.

That is a sure-fire way to give President Milosevic another pretext to kill innocent Albanians.

an indefinite limbo is dangerous because it just increases the window for these extremists and opponents of peace to try to kill it.

We don’t comment on alleged asylum requests.

a particularly helpful gesture.

I think the general feeling by all concerned was that they were creating a constructive and pragmatic relationship, atmosphere.