16 Quotes by Helen Olafsdottir

Already people are dying in large numbers, so the situation is unacceptable and there is no way we can continue like this. The parties need to work their way out of the deadlock instead of speculating and pondering over why and who carried out the attacks.

It seems that violence and killings has dropped significantly in the last few days, and although we want to remain cautious, we still have noticed a trend downward and certainly we have noticed less tension in the surrounding districts.

It's imperative that something positive comes out of the negotiations in Geneva. The cease-fire agreement serves as the basis for a permanent peace settlement.

It was part of the agreement. The rebels should have read the clauses carefully. We are frustrated.

There's too much violence on the ground, culminating in the claymore attack today, making it too difficult to work.

The international community believes the Tigers are behind the majority of the attacks on security forces.

Initial reports from the L.T.T.E. indicated one of their vessels were involved in an incident at sea, but they later said they had no involvement.