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...
bigger conceal positive
I am as positive on north-south as I used to be, but I do not want to conceal that there are risks, ... LRA is bigger than we thought and it's important to say so.
balanced conviction full good possible reach
This is a good text. It is a balanced text. It is my conviction that it is possible to reach a full agreement.
council ground itself otherwise people sanctions security seriously weak
If even weak sanctions are not going to be implemented, the Security Council doesn't take itself seriously and they have to. They have to because otherwise the people on the ground are just laughing.
picking pieces
All we did was picking up the pieces and muddling through, doing too little too late.
agreement continue desire order peace reach talks united
The commanders are united in their desire to continue the talks in order to reach a peace agreement by the end of this year,
change difficult longer situation
The longer a situation like this lasts, the more difficult it is to change it anymore,