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 15 conference in France,
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There is a basic misconception of rhythms. Our side has already accepted the document. The Belgrade side says they want to redraw the whole document.... I think that is a very unserious attitude.
The authorities in Belgrade used every trick in the book to prevent a fair campaign, rig the election and distort the results, ... In so doing, they have fooled no one. Milosevic has been repudiated and claims by his regime to the contrary are laughable.
The Belgrade authorities do not allow it, they want to avoid it (a Milosevic funeral), We do not have any other choice. As far as I know Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov agreed yesterday (to allow the funeral) and tomorrow we will ask (the Russian) authorities.
J is a consonant in English, but some nations use it as a vowel --than which nothing could be more absurd. Its original form, which has been but slightly modified, was that of the tail of a subdued dog, and it was not a letter but a character, standing for a Latin verb, jacere, to throw, because when a stone is thrown at a dog the dog's tail assumes that shape. This is the origin of the letter, as expounded by the renowned Dr. Jocolpus Bumer, of the University of Belgrade, who established his conclusions on the subject in a work of three quarto volumes and committed suicide on being reminded that the j in the Roman alphabet had originally no curl.
Opposition leaders urged supporters to continue non-violent protests despite the threat of police action. If Belgrade shows that it is not afraid, the victory will be ours, ... We are half a step away from our victory.
I'm quite sure that if President Ahtisaari does go to Belgrade, he will carry a firm message that he's not there to negotiate, that he's there to obtain from Milosevic an unambiguous, clear and verifiable pledge that Belgrade is willing not simply to accept the principles of the G-8 but to put them into practice.
Details are very important here. Anything that means that Belgrade moves towards those five (NATO) conditions is something that we will welcome, but at the same time we will remain cautious, because details in this business are everything.
We will consider new economic measures designed to deny Belgrade the ability to wage war against its own people, such as an embargo on oil products,
In Belgrade, I will sign the agreement with a representative of the federal government of Yugoslavia.
was born a defiant Aries (March 24, 1944, Belgrade, time unknown) with several planets in intellectual Gemini. The sun is in an out-of-sign square to Mars, augmenting the independent, fiery Aries energy.
We'll see tomorrow if they have detained and arrested him. Tomorrow we'll adopt our position on the co-operation with Belgrade.
Mladic is in Serbia and, as you know, Mladic is protected by power of the army. What I need is an... obligation from Belgrade to arrest him and deliver him to The Hague.
The strength of feeling that is on display in Beijing is understandable, but the bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade was an acknowledged mistake, and one that is deeply regretted, ... But it is important however to recall why we are engaged in this mission and why we had to reluctantly take action.
I am enormously skeptical that the Serbs are ready to negotiate, or more importantly, the Serbs that we are talking about here are the Serbs of Belgrade. (Bosnian Serb leader Slobodan) Milosevic, we have not heard from because the administration refused to directly negotiate with the Bosnian Serbs.
If that is what Belgrade accepts, then we do have a good basis for securing the objectives of our campaign,