(135 quotes found)
“Our diplomatic strategy had to be arranged around the military planning .”
David Manning
“Over nearly half a century since the establishment of diplomatic ties, friendly relations between China and Morocco have developed smoothly on the basis of mutual respect, equality and reciprocity. There have been frequent high-level exchanges and mutual trust in the political arena has been strengthened increasingly.”
Wu Bangguo
“China believes that using diplomatic means within the framework of the Agency (IAEA) to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue is conducive to peace and stability in the region concerned, is conducive to safeguarding the international non-proliferation regime, and is in line with the fundamental interests of all parties.”
Wu Hailong
“a period of great fluidity diplomatically.”
Nicholas Burns
“We have no diplomatic ties with these countries, so it's not easy. We can't pay a national radio station in Lebanon, for example, to advertise our foundation, but we wanted to find sophisticated, legal ways to reach our target audience.”
Uri Chen
“Is there diplomatic overload? Yes, there is,”
Terence
“But on the other hand, we believe that further applying diplomatic efforts, and diplomatic means to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue, remains a relatively suitable and better option.”
Kong Quan
“Everyone agreed on the need to find the diplomatic means to get Iran back into compliance with its international obligations and they also agreed on the need for further discussions of how to do that in the UN Security Council.”
Tom Casey
“English policy is to float lazily downstream, occasionally putting out a diplomatic boathook to avoid collisions.”
Lord Salisbury
“Diplomats are supposed to stop fights, not create fights, ... This has not been handled well at all by the administration or by the nominee. It's very flaky when you look at it from a distance.”
Trent Lott