The high level of violence and the tragic loss of life are putting the cease-fire agreement at risk and will make it very difficult to secure further progress in the peace process.

The (hoped-for) outcome of this meeting will be some way of strengthening the agreement on the cease-fire and hopefully that parties will meet again.

In order to get the parties to the table it is crucial that the ceasefire is respected. If we can make some progress during my visit, I will be satisfied.

In order to keep the violence from escalating further, it is urgent to get the two parties to sit down together to discuss how to ensure that the ceasefire agreement is observed and how the peace process can be advanced.

I'm happy to announce that the parties have agreed to discuss the ceasefire agreement.

It's completely insane, it is a major setback for the peace process,

Confidence can only increase, but they have started at a very low level.

It's going from bad to worse. It's very worrying. It's a kind of shadow war.

It is very positive that the parties have agreed to meet at a high level to discuss how to improve the serious security situation.

There may be a need for more meetings. They would be held in Switzerland or elsewhere in Europe.