Hagrup Haukland
Hagrup Haukland
Hagrup Haukland is a retired Norwegian army officer. In 1995 he was a sector commander for the United Nations Protection Forcein Bosnia heading 6,000 multinational troops including the 400 soldiers who witnessed the Srebrenica Massacre. After his military career he headed the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission...
elements forces peace powers question security within
The question is how much the security forces can take and the cease-fire can hold. There are powers and elements that do not want peace within this country.
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When the parties have their talks in Geneva, they need a stable environment. My fingers are crossed we will not have a major incident between now and then. Any serious incident could derail the process.
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The situation is already bad and I fear that such incidents may affect the next round of talks.
concern situation
The situation is alarming. There is a lot of concern what will happen.
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The situation has deteriorated. It's a big, big blow to the cease-fire and the whole peace process irrespective of who is behind this.
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The talks ended on a positive note with a recommitment expressed by both parties to implement the existing cease-fire agreement.
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I'm sure that the ceasefire is in danger more than ever before.
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The military have sealed off the area. It is very, very serious -- it's really adding petrol to an ongoing situation.
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It is very worrying. The situation is very fragile.
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This is the most serious incident, the way we see it, during the 3-1/2-year ceasefire.
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This is madness. There are parties in this country who want nothing but war. If this goes on, the ceasefire agreement talks will go down the drain.