35 Quotes by Erik Solheim

It's going from bad to worse. It's very worrying. It's a kind of shadow war.

Confidence can only increase, but they have started at a very low level.

It's completely insane, it is a major setback for the peace process,

I'm happy to announce that the parties have agreed to discuss the ceasefire agreement.

In order to keep the violence from escalating further, it is urgent to get the two parties to sit down together to discuss how to ensure that the ceasefire agreement is observed and how the peace process can be advanced.

In order to get the parties to the table it is crucial that the ceasefire is respected. If we can make some progress during my visit, I will be satisfied.

The (hoped-for) outcome of this meeting will be some way of strengthening the agreement on the cease-fire and hopefully that parties will meet again.

The high level of violence and the tragic loss of life are putting the cease-fire agreement at risk and will make it very difficult to secure further progress in the peace process.