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Time is indeed of the essence.
As days pass, the country's bitter agony intensifies, reminding the politicians and the public of the high price of procrastination. Few, therefore, could quarrel with the President's decision to act within a definite time-frame. At no time has the State taken up the position that this draft document would be a fait accompli. It will be up to these parties to join the negotiations and offer their suggestions. It is by these means that a national consensus to the conflict could be forged and this is the ideal to be aimed at, however difficult it may be to get there.