00:01Well, we have institutions in place, so we can't just send any person that has no institutional role like the
00:09Americans are sending.
00:11So, clearly we should not copy the same patterns, and that is why we are also discussing.
00:17What I've done so far is to prepare the negotiations, so, I mean, the leaders can decide whoever is representing,
00:25but I think it is important, the substance, where this is really coming from, what is the mandate, and to
00:34work from there.
00:35So, I can do the preparation work, really, I think it's important, the substance, to see clearly what is at
00:42stake.
00:43They don't want anybody strong on the other side, because they want to push through their maximum demands, like they
00:49have always done,
00:50because, like the foreign minister Kromoko said, that their tactics is very clear.
00:55I mean, first you present threats and ultimatums, you use force, and then you will just wait,
01:01because there will always be people in the West who will offer you something you didn't have before, and every
01:06time you go further.
01:07So, of course, I mean, if you negotiate with anybody, you want the other side to be as weak as
01:14possible,
01:15so that you can get what you want, that's very clear, but it's not up to them to say.
01:19Otherwise, if we give them the right about this, we are actually really giving them the leverage that they shouldn't
01:27have.
01:28Okay, thank you very much.
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