Foreign Ministry Quotations

France welcomes the announcement made in Baghdad and hopes that the accord will respond to expectations.

Given the obvious sensitivities, we could not accept involvement of Indian military on our side for relief operations.

There is every reason to believe that the election has been held in conformity with universally-recognized standards, and its legitimacy is beyond any doubt.

Recent new information suggests that terrorists may be planning attacks to occur before the end of 2005.

It could trigger a new round of arms race in South Asia. The Chinese side expresses regret and concern.

We hope all parties will retain a calm, pragmatic and flexible attitude and will properly deal with differences between each other and continue to push forward the process of peace talks.

We have investigated the incident, and Japan did not agree to the entrance of the police to the consulate and the removal of the five people.

We regret the misunderstanding that arose and the inconvenience caused to the senators. It would be inappropriate to talk about the 'detention' of the senators in Perm.

To uphold the interests of most developing nations, and to preserve the long-term interests of the United Nations, China will resolutely vote no if the G-4 proposal is put up for a vote.

Tour companies and Thai nationals who want to travel to Nepal (should) increase vigilance and closely monitor the political situation.

We are putting more efforts into vaccine and detection research.

The death of Slobodan Milosevic sealed a tragic era of tensions, crises and wars which plagued the Balkans for almost a decade.

We call on Iran to return actively to a condition of moratorium and to full cooperation with the IAEA. This moratorium was an absolutely essential measure of trust to resolve outstanding questions on the Iranian nuclear program.

Due to the current atmosphere and conditions, the seventh China-Japan-Republic of Korea leaders' meeting will be postponed until a proper date.

The sides discussed the continuation of the fourth round of six-nation talks and developments in the resolution of the Korean nuclear problem.

The three nations plan to review the current status of talks with North Korea and exchange opinions on future policy toward North Korea.

We will closely monitor the new authorities' moves. We will define our relations with them according to their acts.

The Russian embassy in Tehran gave to the Iranian side an official note saying that the previous Russian proposal of the creation of a joint Russian-Iranian company to enrich uranium remains in force.

Although the relevant authorities are investigating this appalling crime, it bears all the hallmarks of leftover supporters of Saddam Hussein's evil regime.

The phrase in question refers to episodes in the past. It is obvious that there is no intention to arouse controversy with the People's Republic of China.

The content and tone of such unacceptable comments confirmed worries over the policies being followed by the new Iranian leadership, particular concerning the nuclear issue.

The international fund will be set up to support the families in Benghazi as part of the international efforts for finding an acceptable to all parties decision to the situation, following the tragic HIV outbreak in Benghazi.

The Islamic Republic of Iran is committed to its U.N. charter commitments. It has never used force against a second country or threatened the use of force.

Iran considers pursuing unconditional talks with the three European countries useful and welcomes it under the current circumstances.

The visit is intended to reaffirm Pakistan's close and cordial ties with China.

An element of the general strategy employed by the organizers of the terrorist acts was to unleash a wide information and propaganda attack against Uzbekistan involving international human rights organizations.

They have been warned that they must leave our country in 24 hours, or risk being deported.