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There are the ambiguities including among the actors of the coalition ... I'm not going to repeat what I've said before about the main pilot of the coalition, but we don't have the feeling that there is a very strong commitment that is there.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
Humanitarian law must be respected and the objective of a political transition actively pursued to enable the talks to succeed.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
I spoke to Mr. Hijab ... he will respond to de Mistura and Ban Ki-moon this morning, if I understand their position, they say yes to negotiations.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
How could this man unite a people that he has in part massacred? the idea that he could once again stand for elections is unacceptable to us.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
Trust was created, it was this trust that got things done. The text is very complicated and very long etcetera, and in the last version of the text, the stenographers made a typing error... Instead of saying - as in the two previous versions - that the parties 'should' do this and that, 'shall.' was written.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
With a small hammer you can achieve great things.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
But the atmosphere is good, things are positive, things are going in the right direction.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
You have positive elements and others that need to be resolved.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
As far as the strikes themselves are concerned, we have to check that it really was Daesh and terrorist groups that really have been targeted and not opponents to the Syrian regime or the civilian population.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
They are extremely harsh. Hungary is part of Europe, which has values and we do not respect those value by putting up fences.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
Military operations must stop and arms be withdrawn... Secondly, we need to right conditions for elections in the Donbass (eastern Ukraine).
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
Its worrying, military operations must stop and arms be withdrawn... Secondly, we need to right conditions for elections in the Donbass (eastern Ukraine).
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
All that is important both for regional security and for action against nuclear proliferation.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
France wants an agreement, but a strong agreement, not a bad agreement.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
We are not yet at the end of the discussion.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
We want a deal with Iran but ... the deal must be verifiable, solid, robust and today we don't have guarantees on this, a deal that cannot be verified cannot be implemented.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
The Iranians has the right to have civil nuclear program but not an atomic bomb.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
Ordinary citizens are wondering how so many countries gathered here together, who call themselves the 'United Nations,' have so far been unable to tackle terrorism and eradicate it.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
France wants an agreement, but a robust one that really guarantees that Iran can have access to civilian nuclear power, but not the atomic bomb.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
The solution is a political transition (which) must both preserve regime institutions - not Mr Bashar al-Assad - ... and include the opposition, of course. That is the direction we are working in. It is the only realistic solution.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
If Minsk develops positively, then it is likely that nothing new will be done on sanctions.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
Others say it would be a bit contradictory to say, on the one hand, Minsk is being applied and on the other hand we are going to go (extend sanctions) until the end of year.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
There has been progress but as far as the volume, checks and duration of the envisaged commitments are concerned, the situation is still insufficient, so there is more work to be done.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
We are in favor of a solid agreement ... for now there remain difficulties, there has been progress but as far as the volume, checks and duration of the envisaged commitments are concerned, the situation is still insufficient, so there is more work to be done.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
At a European level the question of sanctions would be asked again.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
The problem today is particularly around Mariupol. We've told the Russians clearly that if there was a separatist attack in the direction of Mariupol things would be drastically altered, including in terms of sanctions, at a European level the question of sanctions would be asked again.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
It is indispensable that Nigeria engages fully in the struggle against Boko Haram. Clearly, the last few actions of the Nigerian government are encouraging.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
France's support for the integrated African reaction force is total. France will support a request of the African Union and other concerned countries for a resolution to be voted by the Security Council.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
It is really a last-chance negotiation.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
There are a number of problems which remain to be resolved ... but it is very likely to go ahead, it is really a last-chance negotiation.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
It is not among our plans, we believe the solution is a political one.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
We will see by Monday and see how the meeting in Minsk went.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
The principle of these sanctions remains but the implementation will depend on results on the ground, we will see by Monday and see how the meeting in Minsk went.
– French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
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