However,he says the repatriation operation cannot go ahead until the Mauritanian and Malian governments agree on how the returns will be carried out.

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"What we need is a multi-pronged, explicit strategy that employs all of the elements of our national power and our allies, and that ties together multiple lines of operation, including direct diplomacy with the Iranians, into a coherent plan of action for the months ahead that has goals and schedules and teeth,"

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Furthermore, hospital waiting times start when the consultant gives the go-ahead for an operation.

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Pound said a comprehensive out-of-competition dope-testing program was already in operation ahead of the Games which officially start with the opening ceremony on Friday.

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We have a big recovery operation ahead of us.

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