91. He also reiterated his continued belief in the Oslo peace agreements and took note of the fact that most of the Israeli public favors a negotiated peace settlement. 92. He added that the indictments should not impede any efforts to negotiate a peace settlement. 93. He did not rule out the use of American force to police a peace settlement but said that matter had not been discussed with Bush. 94. He also said it was time for Israel to carry out its commitment to start negotiating a final peace settlement with the Palestinians. 95. He also vowed to send US troops to help NATO forces secure a peace settlement. 96. He refused to take direct credit for the new peace settlement. 97. He says some U.S. allies would prefer to negotiate a peace settlement with Serb leaders than bring them to trial. 98. He was prominent in pushing for an early peace settlement, and he has his own television station, since his party controls Belgrade. 99. He wanted the force to be ready in case of a peace settlement, but also to place added pressure on Milosevic. 100. He was vague about his plans during the election campaign, suggesting at one point that he preferred postponing the withdrawal until talks on a final peace settlement. |