A snake, having made his hole close to the porch of a cottage, inflicted a severe bite on the cottager’s infant son. The son subsequently died, to the great grief of his parents.

The father resolved to kill the snake and the next day, on its coming out of its hole for food, took up his axe. Making too much haste to hit him, the cottager missed the snake’s head and cut off only the end of his tail.

After some time, the cottager, afraid lest the snake should bite him also, endeavored to make peace and placed some bread and salt beside his hole. The snake, slightly hissing, said, “There can henceforth be no peace between us. For whenever I see you, I shall remember the loss of my tail, and whenever you see me, you will be thinking of the death of your son.”

Aesop has written the fable above to tell us how difficult it is to restore peace. We, members of the global PAASP Network, condemn any acts of violence or aggression that break the peace.We wish to show solidarity with the people in the Ukraine and to express our dismay at the war initiated by the Russian government. We join the global community in demanding action to bring back peace in the region. Our thoughts are with all the people affected by this war.

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