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Peace Negotiations Watch Thursday, October 4, 2007 Volume VI, Number 31 Peace Negotiations Watch Thursday, October 4, 2007 Volume VI, Number 31 In this issue: Afghanistan New efforts to free Red Cross workers in Afghanistan Mohammad Yaqob, Agence France Presse, 9/28/07 Karzai's office sees 'serious debate' among Taliban about laying down arms Jason Straziuso, Associated Press, 9/30/07 Taliban refuse latest Karzai peace talks offer; Violence kills 270 over the last week Noor Khan, Associated Press, 9/30/07 Bosnia and Herzegovina EU says agreement on police reform reached in Bosnia is not good enough Aida Cerkez-Robinson, Associated Press, 10/1/07 Learn about PILPG’s work in Bosnia and Herzegovina Burma Myanmar's deadly crackdown sparks global condemnation, regime faces new isolation Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press, 9/28/07 Diplomats, rights groups struggle to count dead following Myanmar crackdown Michael Casey, Associated Press, 10/2/07 U.N. officials say envoy to meet with Myanmar leader, after days of stalling by junta Associated Press, 10/2/07 Learn about PILPG’s work in Burma Burundi Burundi president, opposition reach deal Agence France Presse, 9/27/07 Chechnya Under an Iron Hand, a Rebirth of a Battered Republic Subdued by Russia C.J. Chivers, The New York Times, 9/30/07 Cyprus US urges new UN envoy for Cyprus talks Agence France Presse, 9/27/07 Cypriot president confident Syria will not recognize breakaway state despite ferry spat Alexandra Olson, Associated Press, 9/28/07 Learn about PILPG’s work in Cyprus Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC protests to Uganda after six die in border clash Agence France Presse, 9/26/07 UN refugee agency warns on DRC violence Agence France Presse, 9/29/07 Deadline extended for DRCongo disarmament programme Agence France Presse, 10/1/07 Access the DR Congo Negotiation Simulation prepared by PILPG Georgia Georgia, South Ossetia blame each other for skirmish Misha Dzhindzhikhashvili, Associated Press, 9/27/07 Helped to power by protests, Georgia's leader now faces demonstrations Daria Vaisman, Associated Press, 9/30/07 Learn about PILPG’s work in Georgia Ivory Coast Ivory Coast restarts identity card program in step toward elections Parfait Kouassi, Associated Press, 9/25/07 ICoast leader urges lifting of UN sanctions Agence France Presse, 9/26/07 Ivory Coast opposition leader tells supporters to seek change through elections Parfait Kouassi, Associated Press, 9/27/07 Kashmir Police: 2 Islamic rebels killed in mosque siege in Indian Kashmir Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press, 9/30/07 India to look at stopping 'terror' investors Pratap Chakravarty, Agence France Presse, 10/1/07 Access the Kashmir Negotiation Simulation prepared by PILPG Kosovo Serbia's prime minister pledges Kosovo will never be independent Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press, 9/26/07 No breakthrough in Kosovo meeting, more talks in October Indalecio Alvarez, Agence France Presse, 9/28/07 Kosovo, region risk turmoil if solution is delayed, U.N. chief warns in report Nebi Qena, Associated Press, 10/2/07 Learn about PILPG’s work in Kosovo Macedonia Greece wants Macedonia name issue resolved Elena Becatoros, Associated Press, 9/27/07 Morocco Morocco; Western Sahara Dispute at Turning Point, Says Minister U.N. News Service, 10/1/07 Nepal Maoists say Nepal army planning coup to save monarchy Deepesh Shrestha, Agence France Presse, 9/26/07 Nepal delays dates for filing election nominations while reconciliation talks go on Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press, 10/1/07 Nepal's largest newspaper office attacked by ex-communist rebels' union Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press, 10/1/07 Learn about PILPG’s work in Nepal Philippines Update: Philippine army clashes with alleged militants, leaving at least 15 dead Xinhua General News Service, 10/2/07 Learn about PILPG’s work in the Philippines Somalia Somali government teeters as chaos grows; Longing for days of warlords past Jeffrey Gettleman, The New York Times, 9/28/07 Troops forcing residents from homes in Somali capital, rights group says Salad Duhul, Associated Press, 9/30/07 At least 10 killed as Somaliland, Puntland fight over town Mustafa Haji Abdinur, Agence France Presse, 10/1/07 Learn about PILPG’s work in Somalia Sri Lanka Sri Lanka president appeals for help at U.N. in reconstructing war-torn east Paul Burkhardt, Associated Press, 9/26/07 Military: Violence in northern Sri Lanka kills 25 rebels, 3 civilians, 1 soldier Ravi Nessman, Associated Press, 9/27/07 Sri Lankan foreign minister rejects demands for U.N. human rights monitoring mission Foster Klug, Associated Press, 10/1/07 Learn about PILPG’s work in Sri Lanka Sudan Humanitarian workers face increased threats amid Darfur's chaos Alfred de Montesquiou, Associated Press, 9/27/07 Security Council condemns "murderous attack" on African Union peacekeepers in Darfur Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press, 10/2/07 African Union vows justice for killers of Darfur peacekeepers Mohamed Hasni, Agence France Presse, 10/2/07 Learn about PILPG’s work in Sudan Uganda DRC protests to Uganda after six die in border clash Agence France Presse, 9/26/07 Ugandan troops accused of plundering prized trees in south Sudan Bogonko Bosire, Agence France Presse, 9/28/07 Uganda urges world leaders to put pressure on rebels in peace talks Lily Hindy, Associated Press, 10/1/07 Peace Negotiations Watch is a weekly publication detailing current events relating to conflict and peace processes in selected countries. It is prepared by the Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG) and made possible by grants from the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Ploughshares Fund. Afghanistan New efforts to free Red Cross workers in Afghanistan Mohammad Yaqob, Agence France Presse, 9/28/07 Afghan negotiators worked Friday to secure the release of four Red Cross workers, two of them foreigners, who were captured during a mission to free a German kidnapped by Taliban. Contact had been made with the group that seized the men on Wednesday in the province of Wardak, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Kabul, said the governor of Sayed Abad district where they were taken. "We are in contact with the kidnappers via tribal elders and influentials," said the district governor, Anayatullah Mangal. Mangal gave no details of the abductors whom he described Thursday as "armed thieves." Spokesmen for the hardline Islamic Taliban movement, which has kidnapped several Afghans and foreigners in Afghanistan, initially flatly denied their network was involved. But one, Zabihullah Mujahid, said Friday that the movement was still getting in touch with all its allies in Wardak province to see if any were involved. "We have contacted almost all mujahedin (holy fighters) active in Wardak area and they reported that they don't know yet who abducted the Red Cross employees," he told AFP. "But we still cannot totally rule out the possibility they might have been kidnapped by some Taliban group." Mujahid said that if Taliban had captured the International Committee of the Red Cross men, they would be immediately released with no conditions. "The Red Cross has a good background in Afghanistan and we must cooperate with them. They must not be harmed by any side of the conflict," he said. Mangal said the Red Cross had asked authorities to refrain from military action to free the four for their own safety. "The issue must be solved via mediation through tribal elders," he said. The ICRC has not said the men were kidnapped but only that they were "detained" while driving back to Kabul after their mission in Wardak, where the 62-year-old German engineer and five Afghans were captured 10 weeks ago. Besides the two Afghans, one of the men was from Myanmar and another from Macedonia, the global group, which has been in Afghanistan since 1987 towards the end of the Russian occupation. "We are in contact with all the involved parties," spokeswoman Graziella Leite Piccolo said in Kabul. An "armed group" was involved in the abduction, she said, without elaborating. The incident comes after a string of abductions of foreigners in Afghanistan, some claimed by the insurgent Taliban movement and some blamed on criminals seeking ransom. The ICRC has played crucial roles in facilitating the release of some of the Taliban's other hostages, including 21 South Korean Christian aid workers captured mid-July and released in August. The 21 were freed after talks between the rebels and Seoul that were facilitated by the Red Cross. Before the negotiations, the Taliban killed two other South Korean hostages. The insurgent movement, which was in government until late 2001, said afterwards it would kidnap more foreign nationals as abductions were an effective way to pressure the Afghan government and its international allies. A Bangladeshi national with a development organization was abducted in Logar province, adjoining Wardak and Kabul provinces, on September 15 and has not been released. The Taliban have not claimed involvement and his captors appear to be criminals after ransom. Afghan police announced Friday, meanwhile, that they had freed two employees of the government's rural development ministry who were abducted in the southern province of Nimroz with their driver 15 days ago. Counter-terrorism police had "put pressure" on the kidnappers through local leaders and were able to arrest five people involved in the kidnapping, Nimroz province police chief Mohammad Daud Askaryar said. Karzai's office sees 'serious debate' among Taliban about laying down arms Jason Straziuso, Associated Press, 9/30/07 President Hamid Karzai's office said Sunday that there is "serious debate" among some Taliban fighters about laying down arms, though a spokesman for the group said the insurgents will "never" negotiate with Afghan authorities until foreign troops leave. Meanwhile, clashes and airstrikes killed 16 people, capping a week that saw more than 270 people dying in insurgency-related violence.
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