“We are pinning our hopes on the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF), which has made a promising resumption. All stakeholders should speak with one voice to protect consumers.”
Andy Hodges
“An end to the ceasefire would naturally mean resumption of violence. But there is still some hope that the Maoists will continue with their unilateral ceasefire for some time.”
Yubaraj Ghimire
“China hopes for an early resumption of diplomatic efforts to solve the issue concerning the weapons inspection in Iraq by political means.”
Zhu Bangzao
“We were hopeful [a resumption of flights] would happen. I don't think we had a specific assessment of what the odds were.”
Robert Ferguson
“The sooner the better (when it comes to the resumption of six-way talks). We are very much committed to the six-party talk process (and) we want to get moving on it.”
Christopher Hill
“I am encouraged by the resumption of grain movement along the Mississippi River just one week after grain transportation was virtually halted by Hurricane Katrina, ... Clearly, there is much work to be done but I am confident that remaining obstacles will be overcome to resume all activity in a timely manner. We are assuring our international customers that we expect minimal disruptions.”
Mike Johanns
“Certainly, we would welcome the resumption of our once strong cooperative efforts in the fight against illegal narcotics.”
Sean McCormack
