Originally Posted by
Tomas E
Well, this night when they ended the negotiations for the day (after 15 hours on Thursday) to get some sleep, the Norwegian mediator said that the two parties were closer each other than ever. Earlier in the evening, the Swedish mediator said that these negotiations were the most complicated he had experienced in 30 years of experience as a mediator. So sure, negotiations are ongoing (today is the third day efter they resumed), but I think that all bets are off.
My quote was the what the Norwegian SAS negotiator said after ending negotiations late last night. In context, and translated, she said that "negotiations have moved back and forth, but now we are a bit more back one can safely say".
The last aside comment sounded very pessimistic, especially in th etone she used.