81. Changes to the terms of the peace settlement could well drive the ethnic Albanians to renege on the agreement. 82. Daalder said that in Bosnia, Milosevic was more amenable to a peace settlement but was initially thwarted by more radical Bosnian Serb leaders. 83. Decommissioning is essential to a peace settlement, but making it a precondition for all-party talks needlessly holds up the negotiating process. 84. Even if a deal can be struck, there remains considerable opposition to the peace settlement from the KLA. 85. Even if the parties can agree on permanent cease-fire lines, which they have not so far, they still must agree on the nature of a peace settlement. 86. Fearful that a peace settlement might cost them control of their areas, the paramilitaries have directed brutal enforcement tactics ranging from kneecapping to killings in their own neighborhoods. 87. Expect to read an immediate quote from Mula that tomorrow I will announce a peace settlement in Kosovo. 88. For the third time this century, Europe is laboring over a peace settlement that will shape its destiny for a generation. 89. Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said the discussions will focus on what kind of international force should enforce a peace settlement inside Kosovo. 90. Further, the two sides agreed to explore, over the next two weeks, the possibility of resuming negotiations toward a final peace settlement. |