SFDA move to impose travel ban on workers of food outlets in the event of food poisoning    Move to ban on establishing zoos in residential neighborhoods    GACA: 1029 complaints recorded against airlines, with least complaints in Riyadh and Buraidah airports during October    CMA plans to allow former expatriates in Saudi and other Gulf states to invest in TASI    11 killed, 23 injured in Israeli airstrike on Beirut    Trump picks billionaire Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary    WHO: Mpox remains an international public health emergency    2 Pakistanis arrested for promoting methamphetamine    Moody's upgrades Saudi Arabia's credit rating to Aa3 with stable outlook    Al Okhdood halts Al Shabab's winning streak with a 1-1 draw in Saudi Pro League    Mahrez leads Al Ahli to victory over Al Fayha in Saudi Pro League    Al Qadsiah hands Al Nassr their first defeat in the Saudi Pro League    Saudi musical marvels takes center stage in Tokyo's iconic opera hall    Saudi Arabia, Japan strengthen cultural collaboration with new MoU    Saudi defense minister meets with Swedish state secretary    Navigating healthcare's future: Solutions for a sustainable system    Al Khaleej qualifies for Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship final    Katy Perry v Katie Perry: Singer wins right to use name in Australia    Sitting too much linked to heart disease –– even if you work out    Denmark's Victoria Kjær Theilvig wins Miss Universe 2024    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    







Thank you for reporting!
This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.



Peace Prize laureate Ahtisaari shares his thoughts on peace brokering
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 12 - 12 - 2008


The 2008 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Martti
Ahtisaari, Friday shared some of his experiences on successful peace
mediation at a seminar in Stockholm, dpa reported.
The former Finnish president arrived from Oslo where on Wednesday he
received the coveted award in recognition of three decades of mediation
efforts on several continents.
In addition to his role in negotiating Namibia's independence from
then-apartheid South Africa, Ahtisaari has also been involved in
Northern Ireland, Kosovo and Indonesia.
Speaking at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs,
Ahtisaari repeated his view that the role of mediators is sometimes
"over-emphasized."
"Parties are responsible for the mess they have made," the 71-year-
old said. "They should get credit for the success."
Ahtisaari underlined that it was important to "listen to everyone,"
and questioned the wisdom of branding groups as terrorists. "You have
to talk to those who have power," he said.
He also touched on the need for post-conflict assistance, noting
that there was an increasing tendency to develop "exit strategies"
after giving initial emergency aid.
In the case of Liberia that suffered 14 years of conflict, it was
logical to stay on for an equally long time, he said.
Creating employment opportunities for youth and offering hope was a
strategy to fight terrorism, Ahtisaari said.
Comparing his experience from southern Africa with that of the
Balkans region, he said the Balkans needs to do more on reconciliation.
Ahtisaari recalled how the 2004 tsunami in South Asia was one factor
that came to help open talks he facilitated between the Free Aceh
Movement (GAM) and Indonesia resulting in the August 2005 deal.
The tsunami also impacted Sri Lanka, but despite openings there was
a different approach by the government in Colombo, co-panel member
Vidar Helgesen, former Norwegian deputy foreign minister, said.
Helgesen was engaged in Oslo's efforts to broker a 2002 cease-fire
deal between Colombo and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
After the tsunami, the LTTE made "concession after concession,"
Helgesen said but Colombo did not "take opportunity of the moment."
Helgensen now heads the Stockholm-based International Institute for
Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA).


Clic here to read the story from its source.