Jan Pronk
Jan Pronk
Johannes Pieter "Jan" Pronkis a Dutch politician, diplomat, and professor. He has been visiting professor at the United Nations University for Peace in Ciudad Colón, Costa Rica, since 2009...
beyond difficult essential meet
I know how difficult it is nowadays, but this is essential because we have to meet the expectations beyond peace,
african mission personnel security status strongly supported targeting
This targeting of AU personnel contravenes the status of the African mission as an independent third-party, strongly supported by the U.N. Security Council,
circle committee joint vicious
But the Joint Committee is not meeting, so we are in a vicious circle at the moment.
deal might progress
There is progress and a deal might be in the making.
parties
The parties sometimes are talking, and a day after, they're shooting.
beginnings certain extent information intelligence people situations unwise
There is intelligence information that there are people in Khartoum who were not in Khartoum before. In these situations it is to a certain extent conjuncture (but) it would be unwise not to take the beginnings of such warnings seriously.
We are not overstretching our mandate, and I have always been completely impartial.
growing hopes possible reach
It is possible to reach a result. My hopes are growing day by day.
certain domestic extent policies rather
I think it is to a certain extent youngness of the administration and overemphasis on domestic policies rather than on international policy-making,
agreement bad concrete divided minute peace people possible situation talks
I think it is still possible to have a peace agreement, ... It is not a minute possibility. It is a very concrete possibility. Again, the talks in Abuja are not bad at the moment. It is going to the right direction. They are not divided in Abuja. The situation is much better than people are saying. It is not lost.
bring conspiracy fear situation sudan transition
There is fear in Khartoum that the U.N. transition will be a conspiracy to bring Sudan in the same situation in Iraq.
peace short
Peace is being jeopardized in the short run.
among government peace point reconcile result start stop tribal wait
We need peace between the government and the SLA and we need tribal reconciliation. There is no need to wait for a result in Abuja. You can start here. At some point you have to stop the killing and reconcile among the tribes.
displaced lack million next people return start three villages voluntary weeks
I don't see a voluntary return of more than 1 million displaced people to their villages to start in the next three weeks because of lack of security.