The cease-fire agreement is in jeopardy, absolutely. |
The military have sealed off the area. It is very, very serious -- it's really adding petrol to an ongoing situation. |
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. |
The question is how much the security forces can take and the ceasefire can hold. There are powers and elements that do not want peace within this country. |
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. |
The situation is alarming. There is a lot of concern what will happen. |
The situation is already bad and I fear that such incidents may affect the next round of talks. |
The talks ended on a positive note with a recommitment expressed by both parties to implement the existing cease-fire agreement. |
There are camps in some areas that are very close to the security forces and the security forces know about them. |
There are definitely powers working in the northeast at the moment who do not want peace. |
There are elements who would like to resume the war but those who support the peace process have won so far. There is a bad need to have a high-level meeting between the two parties. |
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. |
This is the most serious incident, the way we see it, during the 3-1/2-year ceasefire. |
This spiral of violence is not conducive to a badly needed high-level meeting between the parties. If the trend of violence is allowed to continue, war may not be far away. |
We have seen with our own eyes the security forces being very harsh on the local population after the attacks on them. That is understandable but it is not acceptable. But it has come down in the last few days. |