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Danh ngôn của Martti Ahtisaari (Sứ mệnh: 5)

Mediators do not choose the conflicts they became involved in, but the parties to the conflict choose the mediator. Their participation as intermediaries is based on the trust of all the conflicting parties.
The task of the mediator is to help the parties to open difficult issues and nudge them forward in the peace process. The mediator's role combines those of a ship's pilot, consulting medical doctor, midwife and teacher.
Peace is a question of will. All conflicts can be settled, and there are no excuses for allowing them to become eternal.
I have no superhuman powers. If people don't want to make peace, there is nothing I can do.