Both the law makers and law breakers have too much invested in the conflict for either to lay down arms easily.
And during this transition, we will pursue a lasting peace with those who break free of al Qaeda and respect the Afghan constitution and lay down arms.
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And fighters will lay down arms only if they see that his approach works: in other words, if Israel first makes concessions, such as easing up at checkpoints or releasing prisoners.
One of the things I emphasized to President Karzai, however, is, is that the incentives for the Taliban to lay down arms, or at least portions of the Taliban to lay down arms, and make peace with the Afghan government in part depends on our effectiveness in breaking their momentum militarily.
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And that is why we support an Afghan-led process of reconciliation with very clear conditions -- that any Taliban member who wants to lay down his arms, or her arms -- lay down his arms, primarily -- make clear that they support the Afghan constitution, the rights of women and minorities, and renounce any affiliation or support for al Qaeda, then they are obviously welcome in the reconciliation process.
In May, Guatemala's guerrillas became the last in the region to lay down their arms.
Embarking on a peace process, the paramilitaries needed an incentive to lay down their arms.
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It has even talked about an amnesty for those who are willing to lay down their arms.
"I don't think the PKK will lay down its arms, " said Shamal Bishir, the PJAK's foreign affairs chief.
Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski has proposed a partial amnesty to persuade the rebels to lay down their arms.
In 2008 a memorandum also promised autonomy, but the rebels did not have to lay down their arms.
The first lesson is that you can't convince terrorists to lay down their arms simply by walking away.
For the first time, independent peace movements have emerged, calling on both sides to lay down their arms.
Mr Erdogan has also said his government will continue anti-PKK operations until the Kurdish militants lay down their arms.
Ghazi said his followers were willing to lay down their arms, but on condition neither he nor they are arrested.
But he nevertheless ordered all of his troops on Bataan to lay down their arms and surrender to the Imperial Japanese.
They fear that Karzai and the Americans could bring the Taliban back into power without insisting that they lay down their arms.
Where are the demands that the FMLN guerrillas lay down their arms?
In his planning for peace, the President was flexible and generous, encouraging Southerners to lay down their arms and join speedily in reunion.
The UN move comes as former rebels in Ivory Coast said on Friday they would not lay down their arms as previously announced.
Furthermore, by asserting that Hizbullah will never lay down its arms, Mr Khamenei has strengthened the impression that he does influence the Lebanese group.
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Even if Mr Bashir keeps his promises, he may find that he can not make the janjaweed obey his instructions to lay down their arms.
But the defence minister says the government will not negotiate until the rebels lay down their arms, which they are doubtless too nervous to do.
None of these illegal armies will lightly lay down its arms.
Ali Hashim, a Salaheddin provincial council member, said Friday that tribal leaders ordered their people to lay down their arms and let soldiers enter the city.
But to underscore the risks of co-operation, one Taliban leader who chose to lay down his arms was murdered, with his family, in his own house.
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