Tom Casey, a State Department spokesman, said, "We want to see these people released as soon as possible, and we're going to continue to make sure that our consular officials, through our embassy in Harare, do everything they can to see that this issue is resolved and resolved successfully".
That was an issue that needed to be resolved, and was resolved".
The government issued its decision after the newly assigned trial court judge, Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, ordered the lawyers from both sides of the case to file a report next week outlining what issues need to be resolved and a schedule of hearings to resolve them.
No content-related issues had to be resolved and some wording issues were resolved as a final consensus document was generated.
Then tell him/her that you are sorry and that you talked about this needing to be resolved and until your partner agrees to resolve it, you're not getting re-involved.
Further complicating this case was a matter that still has not been resolved, and may never be resolved.
"History is replete with peaceful resolutions of these kinds of conflicts, as well as those that are resolved and not resolved, quite frankly, that turn into miscalculations and conflict," he said of the territorial claims.
"He has not been addicted to painkillers for 30 years, but he has had addiction over time that was resolved and then resurfaced, and was resolved and then resurfaced".
But prospects for smooth negotiations cannot have been helped by the comments today of Ricardo Puno, a spokesman for President Joseph Estrada, who said: "Once this matter is resolved, and it will be resolved sooner or later, the government is going to take certain actions against them.
"Tourism is going to be something important in that country as soon as the security situation is resolved, and I think that will be resolved as the Iraqis take over more and more responsibility for their own government," Mr. Rumsfeld said.
