Romanian, Estonian and Latvian leaders emphasized that the Membership Action Plan program involved difficult requirements for NATO membership, including internal political and military reforms and guarantees of civil liberties, and could take a decade to fulfill.
Israel's defense minister, Ehud Barak, emphasized that the Israeli actions were meant as a response to the attack on the bus.
Mnuchin emphasized that "this action is in no way specifically directed at China," and he said he called Chinese officials to inform them ahead of the U.S. announcement.
The Administration downplayed the significance of the N.I.E., and, while saying that it was committed to diplomacy, continued to emphasize that urgent action was essential to counter the Iranian nuclear threat.
Prioritizing the children of South Sudan Speaking at the event in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, Ms. Coomaraswamy emphasized that the signing of the action plan was crucial for the SPLA as it transforms from a movement into a national army.
Several people familiar with the discussions emphasized that the week's actions are intended to start fulfilling Trump's campaign promises on immigration and bring Republicans behind Trump on the issue, one day before he speaks at Thursday's congressional GOP retreat in Philadelphia.
Based on the findings of neurobiological and neuroanatomical alterations in ASD and the functional neuroanatomy and neurobiology of different action control functions, we emphasize that changes in action control processes, including response inhibition, conflict and response monitoring, task switching, dual-tasking, motor timing, and error monitoring, are important facets of ASD.
Instead of promising stronger measures, he emphasized that the central bank's action was "not quantitative easing".
While acknowledging that "our standards have not always been met," he emphasized that the company has taken action to improve its record.
