(135 quotes found)
“Depending on the way Japan handles issues involving Northeast Asian countries, Japan's diplomatic role in the region could drastically weaken. In that context, the focus will be placed on how China will deal with Foreign Minister Tanaka.”
Nozomu Akizuki
“Japan might become increasingly isolated while other countries open diplomatic relations with North Korea. Japan is walking on a dangerous bridge.”
“Obviously, we welcome the Russian efforts to try to achieve a diplomatic settlement here, but so far we have not seen much Serb flexibility.”
Kenneth Bacon
“North Korea has exhausted most of its diplomatic cards available. A remaining card is not returning to the negotiating table ... A nuclear test is unlikely as it would provoke China and other neighboring countries too much.”
Koh Yu Hwan
“We still believe that negotiations and a diplomatic solution are the best way out of it.”
Wang Guangya
“There's no indication that they're hiding anything. We just need to wade through the diplomatic process to re-establish ties.”
Larry Greer
“I want to be a diplomat someday.”
Lauri Hakala
“If somehow this got resolved diplomatically that would definitely take a few dollars off.”
Lee Fader
“My proposal to re-establish diplomatic relations - not necessarily friendly relations, but diplomatic relations - is a sensible, simple, and straightforward approach that will finally get us off dead center.”
Cyrus Vance
“You've got to be careful and diplomatic. If you leave out one village it could backfire on you,”
Michael O'Hara
