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.
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.
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.
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.
against government position strong sudan taken
The government of Sudan has taken a strong position against the transition.
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.
circle committee joint vicious
But the Joint Committee is not meeting, so we are in a vicious circle at the moment.
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,
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.
daily fighting grim security situation
The security situation is grim as fighting is going on on a daily basis.