242 Quotes by Christopher Hill

We don't want to get into protracted discussions on who takes what steps first and how we calibrate each step, ... sort out things boldly about how we can make some important steps forward.

We are not aware of whether at the end we will have an agreement or disagreement. We still don't know,

There has been progress in this (so far) and we don't want to have that progress slip away. ... We've been rolling this rock up the hillside and we don't want it to roll all the way back down.

I know that my delegation is coming here to work. We know pretty precisely what the issues are. I hope the (North Korean) delegation has also done some homework,

We decided the best thing to do is to put the talks into recess.

I'm just here to see if I can help get a solution to this terrible problem in Kosovo,

We're not prepared to make a separate agreement for them to freeze programs. We don't want to get into a situation where they stop the programs - in short, freeze the programs, and then expect us to compensate them for a freeze.

We decided it was time to end it and go to recess, with the idea that they can go back and think about what they've been told, which is, they're not going to get a light-water reactor,

If I were optimistic or pessimistic it really wouldn't make much difference. The fact is, we have to talk to them and see where we are.