Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
This meeting will help in looking for solutions to some issues that have caused quite a bit of difficulties in the Caucasus and bringing wider stability to that region, Sean McCormack said.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in India on Saturday after Congress ratified a historic nuclear pact, but was unlikely to sign the deal during her visit because of a bureaucratic "glitch."U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said an enabling legislation had not yet been formally "enrolled" in the U.S. Congress - a required step before the...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
... sign the deal during her visit because of a bureaucratic "glitch."U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said an enabling legislation had not yet been formally "enrolled" in the U.S. Congress - a required step before the pact is sent to President George W. Bush for signing into law.In Washington, a Senate Democratic aide said such a delay was not that unusual because legislation...
Times of India (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
WASHINGTON: The US has said it was not contemplating any deal with Pakistan similar to the Indo-US nuclear agreement, insisting that New Delhi’s case was “unique” because of its past record on non-proliferation. “At the moment, I’m not aware of a contemplation of a similar such (nuclear) deal at this time with Pakistan,” state department spokesman Sean McCormack said. He disagreed with...
New York Newsday (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
... since he reportedly suffered a stroke in August.In Washington, U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Thursday that Hill did not present North Korea with any proposals for substantive changes to the verification proposal, but rather suggestions on how the "choreography" or timing of the process could be adjusted, perhaps by involving North Korea's main ally, China."There...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
... of the process, could be adjusted, perhaps by involving North Korea's main ally, China, said Sean McCormack, the State Department spokesman.A crucial 2007 agreement to dismantle North Korea's nuclear weapons facilities has faltered in recent weeks as North Korea stopped disabling - and began reassembling - its nuclear complex at Yongbyon, north of Pyongyang.Yongbyon is the North's...
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
... nation's invitation."Now we'll see what these discussions yield," U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said in Washington on Thursday, adding that he had no details about the discussions.Hill is to brief South Korean nuclear negotiator Kim Sook about the trip. Japan's nuclear envoy, Akitaka Saiki, also was scheduled to fly to Seoul on Friday.North Korea began disabling a...
Times of India (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
WASHINGTON: The US has ruled out an India like civil nuclear deal with Pakistan for the present, saying India's case "was unique in the respect of a long history of Indian behaviour". "At the moment, I'm not aware of a contemplation of a similar such deal at this time with Pakistan," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Thursday when asked about Islamabad's demand for such a...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
... nation's invitation."Now we'll see what these discussions yield," U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said in Washington on Thursday, adding that he had no details about the discussions.Hill is to brief South Korean nuclear negotiator Kim Sook about the trip. Japan's nuclear envoy, Akitaka Saiki, also was scheduled to fly to Seoul on Friday.North Korea began disabling a...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
... not going to Pyongyang with any new proposals regarding the substance of the verification regime," Sean McCormack told reporters in Washington.The nuclear agreement North Korea struck with five regional powers seemed in peril after an angry Pyongyang last month vowed to rebuild its ageing Yongbyon nuclear plant in anger at not being removed from a U.S. terrorism blacklist.The United...
The Daily Vidette (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
... sequencing of steps North Korea must take as part of verification, U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said in Washington."We know that he's staying an extra day," McCormack told reporters. "He called back in to Washington. He didn't provide anything that I would consider a full report. I think that's understandable given the communications issues.""We'll see what...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
... sequencing of steps North Korea must take as part of verification, U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said in Washington. “We know that he's staying an extra day,” McCormack told reporters. “He called back in to Washington. He didn't provide anything that I would consider a full report. I think that's understandable given the communications issues.” “We'll see what...
Alarabiya.net (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
"We understand that a license has been granted to the American-Iranian Council but would refer you to the Office of Foreign Asset Control at the Treasury Department for any information regarding OFAC licenses," the office of State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said. The OFAC enforces U.S. sanctions against countries such as Iran, Sudan and Cuba. It could not be reached for immediate...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
... Rice will travel to India Friday to commemorate approval of the landmark accord, her spokesman Sean McCormack said Thursday. “The nuclear deal is a monumental achievement. It's a victory of Prime Minister (Manmohan) Singh's government,” said Veerappa Moily, a spokesman for the governing Congress party. Indian National Security Adviser M. K. Narayanan said the world has now recognized...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
... sequencing of steps North Korea must take as part of verification, U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said in Washington."We know that he's staying an extra day," McCormack told reporters. "He called back in to Washington. He didn't provide anything that I would consider a full report. I think that's understandable given the communications issues.""We'll see what...
