Erik Solheim
Erik Solheim
Erik Solheimis a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party. He is currently Executive Director of UNEP, the United Nations' Environment Programme. Solheim was leader of the Socialist Youth from 1977 to 1981, party secretary from 1981 to 1985, and member of the Parliament of Norway from 1989 to 2001. He was party leader from 1987 to 1997. He was appointed Minister of International Development in 2005 and also Minister of the Environment in 2007, and sat in both offices until...
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As soon as the parties bring the peace process back on track (...) donors will be more than ready to support them.
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I strongly urge the two parties to meet in Geneva on April 19 - 21 as planned.
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The parties are taking a small but very significant step towards putting the peace process back on a positive track. And we expect the negotiations to be tough.
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What should be achieved is increasing confidence between the parties and agreement for a new meeting.
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We are working with the parties on an hour-to-hour basis to do whatever possible to bring them back to the negotiating table in Geneva as soon as possible and to put a stop to this violence.
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It is very positive that the parties have agreed to meet at a high level to discuss how to improve the serious security situation.
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There is a tendency to wait for Norway to arrive and pull a rabbit out of a hat. There should be no doubt that it is up to the two parties to resolve (their problems), with the help of Norway and the international community.
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The big risk are spoilers who want to produce violence to undermine this positive effort. At the moment the parties should do their utmost to stop violence, but they should not let violent elements and spoilers derail the process.
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It is of paramount importance that both parties should meet urgently and start talks toward consolidating the cease- fire agreement.
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I'm happy to announce that the parties have agreed to discuss the ceasefire agreement.
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In order to keep the violence from escalating further, it is urgent to get the two parties to sit down together to discuss how to ensure that the ceasefire agreement is observed and how the peace process can be advanced.
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In order to get the parties to the table it is crucial that the ceasefire is respected. If we can make some progress during my visit, I will be satisfied.
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The (hoped-for) outcome of this meeting will be some way of strengthening the agreement on the cease-fire and hopefully that parties will meet again.
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We expect the Geneva talks to go ahead. We are at a crucial moment where the peace process can be moved forward. The time is right now.