Ivica Dacic Quotes

An international presence in Serbia's Kosovo province is not a problem. But only a civilian and unarmed mission under U.N. auspices, with Russia's participation, would be acceptable.

When a peace agreement is concluded between the Lebanese government and Israel, we would surely disagree with the Lebanese government about that, but we would not make any turmoil out of it.

Let's make a deal with the Serbs. Neither history nor emotion in the Balkans will permit multinationalism. We have to give up on the illusion of the last eight years... Dayton isn't working. Nobody - except diplomats and petty officials - believes in a sovereign Bosnia and the Dayton accords.

We're strongly in favor of the U.N. plan for a solution to the Cyprus conflict. Hopefully a solution can be found before the end of this summit, but we cannot and will not let it block our decisions on enlargement.

Without resolving Kashmir dispute, lasting peace cannot be maintained in the region.

We will continue to work together to implement the Minsk accord and doing all we can to return to peace with the respect of the integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine.

The Israeli people are skeptical about the chances of a long-term peace, but if they saw it, they'd grab it. Any Israeli government that wants to be reelected should be interested in a lasting peace.

Had someone from Serbia flown a 'Greater Serbia' flag in Tirana or Pristina, it would become an issue for the U.N. Security Council.

The most important thing is that Milosevic agreed to sit at the negotiating table with the Kosovo Albanians.

The United States and its Gulf allies, some of who are actively funding rebel groups in Syria, should undertake a serious joint review of Jordan's needs and then act together to meet them.

I have no doubts, by the way, that Ariel Sharon really wants to move the peace process forward.

I don’t see any role for American peacekeepers in the Middle East because there is no peace to be kept.

When the big powers are in agreement, the U. N. performs. When they aren't, the U. N. is paralyzed.

We have had enough of meetings for meetings’ sake in the Middle East.

We should not let the enemies interfere in the Islamic countries’ relations including Iran and Saudi Arabia

If any agreement between two nations is to last, it must serve the best interests of both nations.

[America should strive for] Voluntary agreement to remove the veto from all questions involving pacific settlements of international disputes and situations

The reason I think settlements are not a good idea is that they create facts on the ground about issues that are supposd to be negotiated. It makes it very hard to trade land for peace--one basis of the 2 State Solution.

In its Declaration of Independence on May 15, 1948, Israel stretched out its hand in peace to its Arab neighbors, calling for an end to war and bloodshed. In response, seven Arab states invaded Israel. The U.N. resolution that partitioned the country was thus violated and effectively annulled.

If Israel does not find the way to disengage from the Palestinians, its future might resemble the experience of Belfast or Bosnia - two communities bleeding each other to death for generations.

If China is not going to solve North Korea, we will.

I've said for a long time there is no military solution to the crisis in Syria. There has to be a diplomatic solution. ISIL cannot be part of it. Al-Qaeda cannot be part of it, and Assad cannot be part of it. We are dealing with issues that have been going on for centuries, and I'm not sure the administration fully appreciates that.

No one can plausibly argue that ridding the world of Saddam Hussein will not significantly improve the stability of the region and the security of American interests and values.

A comprehensive Syria strategy, ideally one that's more than 280 characters, remains a key requirement to protect U.S. interests in the Middle East.

Around us in the Middle East there is total chaos. I'm not willing to give up on my land for this chaos.