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Department of State Washington File: Transcript: June 19 Interview of Albright on Diane Rehm Show
SECRETARY ALBRIGHT: Well, we have a very complicated relationship with Turkey. Turkey is a NATO ally. We have talked to them generally about human rights problems in Turkey, as well as obviously the Armenian issue. And it's very much a part of our discussion that they have to allow the opening of a Greek Orthodox mission -- missionary, to also have a better human rights approach in Southeast Turkey. So it's very much a part of what we talk about with them. ... SECRETARY ALBRIGHT: Well, first of all, we are now calling these states "states of concern" because we are concerned about their support for terrorist activity, their development of missiles, their desire to disrupt the international system. They remain -- North Korea remains on the terrorist list, and we are going to really be looking at how this relationship develops. ... [Read More]
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Czech Republic
The Government Council for Romani Community Affairs, which includes 12 government representatives and 12 Romani representatives, as well as the Commissioner for Human Rights and his deputy, continued to take an active role in resolving disputes between Romani communities and their non-Romani neighbors in towns such as Usti nad Labem and Rokycany. The Commission also promoted positive initiatives in housing, education, and discrimination. ... The extended law exempted persons born after December 1, 1971 from the lustration process, an exemption not included in the earlier version of the law. Some private employers also required applicants to produce lustration certificates proving non-collaboration. At year's end, the special section of the Interior Ministry handling lustration requests had processed 7,280 lustration certificates. Since the beginning of the lustration process in 1991, approximately 3 percent of applications did not receive confirmation of a clear record. The lustration law remained on the books. Those who did not receive confirmation of a clear record could file a civil suit against the Interior Ministry for a charge similar to slander; however, no such suits were filed during the year. During the year, the European Commission again noted the need to eliminate the law. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Transcript: State Department Briefing, June 9
MR. MCCORMACK: Well, Secretary Rice did receive a letter from Senators McCain, DeWine, Leahy, Sununu, Biden and Lindsey -- Lindsey Graham. And I think, very basically, we share the concerns of the senators. We are calling for a credible, transparent and independent investigation into the Andijan tragedy. We also stand ready to take part in such an investigation in cooperation with the Uzbek Government and credible international partners. And I think this current state of play is that we are considering all of our diplomatic options, including at the UN. We are pleased that representatives of the UN High Commission on Human Rights will be returning to the refugee camp in Kyrgyzstan to assess the situation there. And in the meantime, we're talking to member states of various international organizations to try to generate support for an international investigation. We've been calling for this for some time. And as a matter of fact, there was -- the Uzbek parliament sta ... [Read More]
World Scene: Reaching out to the World
My name is Mutti. Honestly, for me, life in the United States is quite different from Indonesia. The majority in Indonesia are Muslims, but I know how it feels being a minority now. In Indonesia, there is always an announcement to pray if the time to pray is coming, but now I have to remind myself so I won't miss it. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Transcript: White House Daily Briefing, Friday, June 9, 2000
Q: Speaking of missile defense, what does the President think about the fact that -- this story in the New York Times today -- that decoy missiles -- ... MR. LOCKHART: I think the President looks forward to letting the Pentagon look at the questions that they've raised, answer them in a process by which he plans to make some decisions on missile defense. ... Q: Joe, in the phone call this morning, did President Putin add any details or share his thoughts on missile defense -- ... [Read More]
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