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...
growing hopes possible reach
It is possible to reach a result. My hopes are growing day by day.
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.
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.
daily fighting grim security situation
The security situation is grim as fighting is going on on a daily basis.
african certain decision march union whether
We do not know whether the African Union will reconfirm its decision (at its March 10 meeting). That is not certain any more.
african certain friday next union whether
We do not know whether the African Union next Friday will reconfirm its own decision. That is not certain any more.
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.
act time
I would say give them some time to get their act together.
course difficult feeling moment people situation streets time true
Of course that is a feeling, which is being manipulated by leaders, at the same time it?s also a feeling which is true for many people in the streets of Khartoum, and in that very difficult situation we at the moment are working.
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.
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,
against government position strong sudan taken
The government of Sudan has taken a strong position against the transition.
circle committee joint vicious
But the Joint Committee is not meeting, so we are in a vicious circle at the moment.