Christopher Hill Quotes (152 Quotes)

The purpose of the meeting was to make sure, make absolutely sure, that we understood what their position is and what our position is, ... In that regard, I thought it was a very, very good meeting.

The Chinese have a great investment in the process. They want it to work as much as we do.

Don't assume that this one issue of so-called civilian use is the only issue out there,

So the question is why are they standing aside, losing so much money from only the energy agreement ... they have to answer that question.

What North Korea needs to do is get out of the nuclear business.

The issue of getting rid of nuclear weapons should be an obvious one, should be an easy one,

Everybody has got an interest in solving this problem through diplomatic means. ... There will be a point at which we look at the deadline, but we are not at that point yet,

We have sent it back to Washington and the United States government will look into it very carefully.

It wasn't easy, but I think important things don't come easily, and I think it's a very important agreement.

But we are trying to work with it, and we are really trying to reach something with it. We are setting principles, but being in general principles doesn't mean you create ambiguities and lead the way to confusion and lead the way to problems in the future.

We're not expecting North Korea to become a Jeffersonian democracy, but we do expect them to sit down and talk to us about these issues, to talk to the international community.

really designed to narrow the differences and maybe, maybe even get to the point where we can really agree on something.

I must say it was a meeting in which we did not make a lot of progress. Neither the United States or any other participant is prepared to fund a light-water reactor.

There wasn't any progress today. ... We are in a bit of a standoff at the moment.

So either they don't know arithmetic or they just haven't thought that through.

We're confident that the Indonesian military is continuing on its reform path and we want to assist in this process.

A recess is one of the sort of termination scenarios. It's definitely an idea which we don't want to do,

Don't break out the Dynasty wine yet. The negotiators didn't actually sign the agreement, because, so far, there is nothing to sign. The real negotiations, which the U. S. hopes will focus on dismantling the North's nuclear programs, are set to resume in November. I can't imagine they'll be harder, ... I just cannot imagine it, but you know, sometimes we have to imagine the unimaginable.

In our view, the North Koreans have got to get out of this business and stop it,

We have confidence that Filipino people will be able to deal with their problems. We are following the events closely.

North Korea needs to focus on what's on the table. We have to be a little firm and make it clear they they've go to come into the talks.

We are not aware of whether at the end we will have an agreement or disagreement. We still don't know,

What we have made clear is that we will have a discussion on the issue of peaceful nuclear energy, and in particular the subject of the provision of a light water reactor, but only at an appropriate time.

going to decide on their own. They're not going to listen to pressure from me.

The latest draft put together by the Chinese delegation is a very negotiated document, ... We were really getting close, close to the end of this round.

So whether the issue of future civilian use is going to be that important an issue or not, I can't say at this point.

Twelve days is a long time but thirteen months is even a longer time.

We're not prepared to make a separate agreement for them to freeze programs. We don't want to get into a situation where they stop the programs - in short, freeze the programs, and then expect us to compensate them for a freeze.

We don't feel the need to spend 13 full days here, ... I think we can make progress more quickly than that.

I want to emphasize that the issue of nuclear weapons in the DPRK must be solved,

Everybody is the winner. This is a win-win situation. We got an agreement on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula,

I think it is a good deal for everybody, especially for the DPRK, which does have a long road to travel,

They made clear that they are not happy ... They expressed concern about this and I had to make clear to them that these are law enforcement issues and not six-party issues.

We will be prepared to have a discussion about the subject of the provision of a light water reactor but only after (North Korea) gets rid of its nuclear weapons, gets rid of its nuclear programs, gets back into the NPT and has IAEA safeguards,

These kids mean the absolute world to me, ... In Iraq, you have your good days and your bad days. On the days I was feeling down, I'd look through their cards. It was a reminder of how I was making a difference.

We consider the fourth draft to be an very excellent basis for reaching the goals of principles that will guide us to the eventual agreement.

One gets the impression there are some people back in Pyongyang who still have not dragged themselves over the line to be ready to give this up.

We cannot have a situation where the DPRK pretends to abandon its nuclear programs and we pretend to believe them,

This is a country that had trouble keeping peaceful energy

all of the participants understand what they signed up for.

I hope the Democratic People's Republic of Korea delegation has done some homework. We had more than four weeks to look at the text of the proposed agreement.

First they have got to disarm, create a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula, and once they are back in the NPT with IAEA safeguards, at an appropriate time we'll have a discussion about the subject of the provision of a light-water reactor.

I must tell you their (DPRK) position does seem to be evolving a little, and we will have a much better idea about it tonight or tomorrow,

They have to come to realize that nuclear weapons for North Korea do nothing for North Korea's security, ... We need to get North Korea to understand that its security is not tied up with nuclear weapons. Its security is tied up in good relations with other countries.

The DPRK has been engaged in nuclear energy for some 25 years. They have not succeeded in turning it into electricity. They have succeeded in turning it into plutonium,

is to see how we can take an agreement in principle and begin to see how an agreement in principle can be put into practice.

There is no such plan.

We will have to see what the Chinese have heard most recently from the DPRK side. Perhaps they have very fresh news we have to find out.

We agreed that we need to step up the pace to move ahead, but we also agreed there continue to be a lot of differences between the Serbs and Albanians on this,

We have a good idea of what their position is. Their position does seem to be wrong.