Kofi Annan Quotes on Agreements (10 Quotes)

Now we have a different situation, where one group of states, led by the U. S., is saying that some threats -- particularly terrorism and weapons of mass destruction -- are so dangerous that they dare not wait until they are attacked, or until there is an agreement in the Security Council, before taking action,

Camp David made major strides, and I hope we would be able to capitalize on that process and reach an agreement,

to exercise the vision and the political will needed to come to an agreement in the next few days.

Obviously we didn't get everything we wanted and with 191 member states it's not easy to get an agreement, ... All of us would have wanted more but we can work with what we have been given, and it's a step forward.

The good news is that we do have an outcome document, ... Obviously we didn't get everything we wanted, and with 191 member states it's not easy to get an agreement. All of us would have wanted more, but we can work with what we have been given, and I think it is an important step forward.

We are only two months into the agreement, and what we are looking for it long-term cooperation -- cooperation that will allow inspectors to do their work in an unrestricted manner.

If Iraq were to break the agreement, it would be much easier to get an agreement in the council to take military action,

Continued efforts in this direction will be necessary in devising 'a road map' for implementation of the agreement just reached.

Agreement is fine, but the most important is implementation,

I would want us all to put real collective pressure and sustain it on President Milosevic in the hope that we will get an agreement and he will understand the implications of any escalation,