That could leave the election in limbo until Congress can settle the conflict.
Three years ago, the Good Friday agreement was welcomed in Ireland and Britain as the most promising attempt yet to settle the conflict in the North.
But direct talks between implacable foes, without active mediation, may be the worst possible way to try to settle the conflict.
"Overall, the situation is under control," the provincial home secretary, Naseebullah Bazai, insists.In theory, provincial politicians should be able to settle the conflict before it gets worse.
Israel, he said, was engaged in serious negotiations with the Palestinians in order to settle the conflict on the basis of two independent and sovereign states.
The protesters, which included members of the well-known Soldiers Mothers Committeee, circulated a petition calling on Acting President Vladimir V. Putin to settle the conflict peacefully.
Seth Mydans (NYT) INDIA: GOVERNMENT PROPOSES KASHMIR TALKS In what it called a major peace initiative, the government invited "political dialogue" with all Kashmiri groups to settle the conflict in the Himalyan region, including "those engaged in militancy in the state".
Mr. Kaim said leaders of tribes that depend on Misurata's port — including the Warfalla, the Tarhuna, the Zlitan and the Tawargha — had asked the government for a chance to try to settle the conflict.
But Kurdish leaders largely dismissed the measures as inadequate, suggesting that efforts to settle the conflict, which has claimed nearly 40,000 lives since the early 1980s, could be in further jeopardy.
While the decision could put the two companies on a more even footing in any negotiations to settle the conflict, there has been no sign that such talks are likely.
