President Obama has made a very strong and forceful and simple decision entirely in keeping with his originally stated policy that we must defeat and destroy Daesh, it is not a decision to enter into Syria's civil war. It is not an action focused on (Syrian President Bashar) Assad, it focused exclusively on Daesh and in augmenting our ability to rapidly attack Daesh.

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The only position we've taken is, let's not resolve this by unilateral action, let's resolve this through rule of law, through diplomacy, through negotiation, and we urge all nations to find a diplomatic solution rooted in international standards and rule of law.

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We would consider an ADIZ...over portions of the South China Sea as a provocative and destabilizing act which would automatically raise tensions and call into serious question China's commitment to diplomatically manage the territorial disputes of the South China Sea.

State John Kerry
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You really set a great example.

State John Kerry
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The implementation of this agreement is really key, a very important step to be able to attract foreign direct investment.

State John Kerry
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We would consider an ADIZ...over portions of the South China Sea as a provocative and destabilizing act which would automatically raise tensions and call into serious question China's commitment to diplomatically manage the territorial disputes of the South China Sea, so we urge China not to move unilaterally in ways that are provocative.

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NATO can play a maritime role in terms of assisting operation Sophia in order to prevent illegal migration, illegal human trafficking from taking place, there was a unanimous sense in the discussions we had today that NATO could help.

State John Kerry
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Relevant authorities are doing everything they can to try and find out what the facts are of what happened today. I have no more knowledge than others at this point with respect to those facts.

State John Kerry
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Banks in Europe are allowed to open accounts for Iran; banks in Europe are allowed to do business; banks in Europe can fund programs, lend money, that's absolutely open for business as long as it's not a designated entity. Period. Very simple.

State John Kerry
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We want to make it clear that legitimate business, which is clear under the definition of the agreement, is available to banks.

State John Kerry
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The ISSG will formally come together to build on what we did with the Russians in terms of this agreement and to talk about all kinds of things, ranging from duration, to enforcement to the political process.

State John Kerry
world

The line they are trying to draw now would prohibit any kind of incursion of Aleppo, it will not allow Aleppo to fall, if Assad does not adhere to this, there will clearly be repercussions, and one of them may be the total destruction of the ceasefire and then go back to war. I don't think Russia wants that.

State John Kerry
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We're getting closer to a place of understanding, but we have some work to do, and that's why we're here.

State John Kerry
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I think more could happen faster. More should happen faster. But I'm not surprised. Nobody expected that. This has been 50-plus years of the status quo ... but there are changes that are in place for the positive, if you look at our engagement with other authoritarian regimes around the world through history, have they changed overnight?

State John Kerry
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Carnival needs to not discriminate. by State John Kerry

Carnival needs to not discriminate.

State John Kerry
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Many Americans still feel a sense of anxiety about TPP and T-TIP. In fact, they've been revved up to have some anxiety about anything related to trade.

State John Kerry
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I don’t have any solid information, any documentation with respect to what weapon might or might not have been used. There are questions being asked, whatever weapons are being used, our preference is that all shooting stops.

State John Kerry
world

The key right now is whether Assad is capable of negotiating in good faith, and we have to put that to the test.

State John Kerry
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I don't see any way possible for Assad to remain because there is no way to end the war while he is there, there is no way to end the violence, there is no way for him to unify the country.

State John Kerry
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We want to see an ultimate resolution of the frozen conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh that needs to be a negotiated settlement and something that has to be worked on over time.

State John Kerry
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The United States is praying and grieving with you for the loved ones of those cruelly taken from us, including Americans, and for the many who were injured in these despicable attacks, the United States stands firmly with Belgium and with the nations of Europe in the face of this tragedy.

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