The next round of negotiations will be held in the Karen state - TopicsExpress



          

The next round of negotiations will be held in the Karen state capital, Pa-an, in December. According to Smith, however, there is only so much that can be achieved with the stroke of a pen. “There’s very little trust on the ground in this process,” he says. Local populations in ethnic areas have lost their homes, livelihoods and known nothing but horrific abuses including murder, forced labor and systematic rape stretching back generations. “Trust is going to be the biggest obstacle for a lasting peace.”
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 13:22:55 +0000

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