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"At the end of the press conference, the participants said it was
inadmissible to use force to solve problems of a strictly political
nature and, therefore, are convinced these can only be resolved
through diplomacy."
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AN IMPORTANT INITIATIVE. please circulate widely.
Colin Archer, IPB Geneva
1999.04.22 Zenit
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS'
PROPOSAL FOR PEACE IN KOSOVO
Resolution of Conflict Must Come through United Nations
ROME, APR 22 (ZENIT).- Following an audience with John Paul II, the
participants in the first summit of Nobel Peace Prize Winners, held in
Rome from April 21-22 and sponsored by the Gorbachov Foundation,
presented their proposal for the reestablishment of peace in Kosovo
on the Capitoline hill of the Eternal City.
The document is the fruit of the collaboration of Betty Williams,
Frederik de Klerk, Rigoberta Menchu, Simon Peres, David Trimble,
Joseph Rotblat and Mikhail Gorbachov.
On behalf of the participants in the summit, Mikhail Gorbachov, the
former Soviet president, said that the peace proposal for Kosovo is
based on the immediate suspension of military activities and the
beginning of direct negotiations among the contending parties.
Specifically, the Nobel winners called for the urgent return of the
refugees to Kosovo, based on the guarantee of a broad autonomy for
the separatist province and on the decisive intervention of the
international community in humanitarian support for these people.
These measures must be implemented as the "highest priorities."
The summit participants also support the presence of a multinational
force under the direction of the United Nations, with the express
approval of the Security Council.
Finally, the Nobel Prize winners believe the conflict will not end
unless an international conference is called which, in the words of
Mikhail Gorbachov, would allow for the "Europeanization of the
Balkans instead of the Balkanization of Europe."
The participants expressed their willingness to mediate in the
crisis. In fact, they want to collaborate with the U.N. and Kofi
Annan, its secretary, to put an end to this war and prevent new
threats and possible dangers to peace. They even stated that they
are ready to travel to Belgrade to attempt direct mediation.
At the end of the press conference, the participants said it was
inadmissible to use force to solve problems of a strictly political
nature and, therefore, are convinced these can only be resolved
through diplomacy.
ZE99042206
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