Quotes by Alexander Alexeyev

“There is no doubt that the negotiations will not be easy, ... There is a need for practical steps to implement the principles of the joint statement adopted at the previous round of the talks.”

“We should wait patiently until tomorrow.”

“We think that the new draft document is balanced and mentions the rights of North Korea to peaceful nuclear technology and the possibility of building a light water reactor in due time in the future,”

“We have a chance to get a joint document of principles tomorrow.”

“I never said this.”

“However, after a long pause in talks, which lasted more than a year, it would be too optimistic to expect any radical breakthroughs.”

“I keep my fingers crossed because still nothing is accepted,”

“We think that this new document is balanced in character, and it includes North Koreas right to peaceful atomic energy and the possibility in the long term of building a light-water nuclear reactor,”

“Everybody is going to the negotiations with a certain degree of optimism, hoping that in the long run it will be possible to settle all the remaining problems”

“We firmly expect to achieve progress and advance beyond agreements reached at ... previous talks,”