The former officials have long contended that Pakistan has obstructed talks.
Violence and irreconcilable demands by radical elements in the populations of both sides obstructed talks between the PLO and the Israeli government.
He also denied reports that the military-backed government obstructed talks with the Brotherhood and walked away from a potential compromise that could have averted the violence of the last several days, an account first published by Reuters on Wednesday.
The biggest concern was that Pakistan, where most of the Taliban's leadership is believed to reside, would obstruct any talks in which it did not play a direct role.
Now, that is not my description; rather, it reflects the view of President Lyndon B Johnson, who, in the final days of the 1968 presidential election, became convinced that Richard Nixon (who eventually won the race) and his campaign associates were working surreptitiously with the South Vietnamese government to obstruct peace talks between the US and North Vietnam.
Fighting between the rival factions last month obstructed peace talks in Somalia.
China is also resisting a timetable, along with allies in the "like-minded group" – countries ranging from Saudi Arabia to Venezuela that have a history of obstructing the talks.
Other countries including India, Venezuela and other members of the "like-minded group", some of whom have a history of obstructing the talks, are also opposed.
Environmental groups have accused Saudi Arabia of obstructing climate talks for years, while the administration of President Barack Obama has come under pressure from prominent Republicans and others to limit financing for U.N. climate protection initiatives.
It is using its weight in the current coalition to demand more benefits for religious Jews and to obstruct the peace talks with the Palestinians.Another concern is a slow convergence of interests between the ultra-Orthodox and another stream of Israeli Judaism, the religious Zionists, who pioneered the settlements in the occupied territories after 1967.
