Jeremy Greenstock
Jeremy Greenstock
Sir Jeremy Quentin Greenstock, GCMGis a retired British diplomat, active from 1969 to 2004...
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It is well established that the authorization to use force given by the Security Council in 1990 may be revived if the council decides that there has been a sufficiently serious breach of the conditions laid down by the council for the cease-fire.
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It's very serious. This is a tactic, to blow up a shrine rather than going for the civilian population, which is calculated by whoever did it to foment much larger violence between the communities.
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My hopes are quite high that there will be a large number of votes for this resolution.
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The important thing is that no one has a timetable. London, Washington and Baghdad will judge together by how things progress.
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Any resumption of fighting against the backdrop of the appalling and deteriorating humanitarian situation and the continuing displacement of people would be extremely bad news.
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There is only one reason for these continuing negotiations -- and that is to maximize the degree of consensus in the council. We are determined to bring this whole negotiation to closure in the next 24 hours.