Proceeding contribution from Lord Elystan-Morgan (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 12 December 2007. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
My Lords, I salute the statesmanship of the Prime Minister in this regard and accept that there will be no talking to or negotiating with the Taliban, but bearing in mind that it is not a unified, integrated, disciplined structure, is it not obvious that there will be some communication at some level with various elements of it? In those circumstances, will Her Majesty’s Government bear in mind the dictum attributed to Metternich that diplomacy is at its best when it is silent?
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- 2007-08
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- House of Lords chamber
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- Armed forces Deployment Development aid Drugs Local government Peacekeeping operations Politics and government Security Afghanistan Reconstruction Taliban Opium
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