The U.N. route has to be continued… Europe is not divided on this point.

It does not make much sense to have another meeting if there is nothing new to put on the table.

They have to think, they have to return to negotiating ? the temperature has to be lowered.

Iran has to respond to the Security Council. We have to be prepared in case they fail.

I think in a few days we will be in a position to convey again the situation to the different governments and probably take a decision soon. There is a lot of work to be...

I would like to see that the members of the Security Council recognize that Milosevic is not complying with the previous resolution and that a very clear message has to be given to President Milosevic...

He was a man of peace, a great friend. He was a man who, after 20 years of war in Lebanon, managed to rebuild it.

We said very clearly that the withdrawal has to be total; it has to be the end of the occupation.

NATO stands ready to act and rules out no option,

The EU is willing to develop all-around strategic partnership with China, … With our goals converging ever more closely, it makes sense to work together ever more closely.

Europe will stay engaged in all fields, economically, politically and in the security field.

We want to make sure every member of the board of governors is aware of the importance of the decisions that are going to be taken at the extraordinary meeting.

An announcement that we will begin formal talks remains the realistic objective.

We are very, very, very concerned with the situation.

It’s good to talk, but their position has to change … they know how to change, they know what they have to change.

I think we will be able to solve the problem. I think that we, all of us, will move only forward.

Madrid will be remembered as the time when North America and Europe came together to shape the course of a new century, … United by common purpose and shared values, the new alliance stands ready...

Unfortunately, it is highly probable that a weapon went astray and hit civilian buildings,

a climate of transparency and participation.

The region is going through a very difficult process and I think it would be better to make constructive statements to see if we can cool down the situation.

Lebanon has not, and will never become a passage for conspiracy against Syria.

The continuation of violence will affect the fledging stability of the region as a powerful deterrent to direct foreign aid,

We have to be careful in dealing with the information we have so far as negotiations are still ongoing.

The air campaign is going to continue, … The Yugoslav government hasn’t done anything positive.

Aggression against life and property can only damage the image of a peaceful Islam.

I think the most important concern we should have at this moment is the return of the refugees. That should be the most important commitment that the international community should have at this point …...

I welcome the commitment by North Korea to abandon all nuclear weapons and existing nuclear programs and to return at an early date to the Non-Proliferation Treaty and to IAEA safeguards.

Regarding relations with the European Union, all the declarations of the election campaign have been positive.

All efforts to achieve a negotiated political solution to the Kosovo crisis have failed and no alternative is open but to take military action,

This report is not true. We are going to continue with the same strategy, the strategy of the air campaign,

No one should expect miracles.

This is Palestinian money, which cannot be withheld.

We must find ways to support the Palestinian people.

The EU will be able to carry out the whole range of (these) tasks by 2003, albeit with possible restrictions in terms of scale and deployment time and perhaps a higher level of risk,

Allow me to remind you that neither our patience nor our resources are infinite,

I warmly welcome the statement … that the Kosovo Liberation Army has complied with its commitment to demilitarize,

Checkpoints have been dismantled, and in addition most police and military units normally based elsewhere in Yugoslavia have left Kosovo. The security forces are returning to the level they were at before the present crisis...

The French people have expressed their choice. They have ultimately preferred not to support the Treaty establishing the European Constitution. I evidently respect their choice, but I also regret it an equal measure of sincerity....

If Milosevic does not comply, I can tell you that NATO is ready to act,

That doesn’t make much sense, to have another meeting, if there’s nothing new on what they are going to put on the table.

If the situation continues … we will go the Security Council but we will have to discuss that today.

work together as a strong team for the future of the country.

They have been a terrorist organization. They have to change their methods and they have to accept that violence is incompatible with democracy.

That’s possible, but not likely. I don’t think this will happen.

The situation is not easy … but I don’t doubt that we will find a solution,

It is not easy to find those resources but the EU is going to put as much as possible.

We must do better militarily. We cannot afford to waste more opportunities to fulfill our objectives, in particular avoiding a growing trans-Atlantic capability gap.

The EU remains willing to resume the negotiations we had with Tehran for a new political and economic relationship,

We want to prove to Lebanon our support in establishing strong relations on political and economic levels between Lebanon and the European Union.

We have decided to maintain the activation order,