The main point of contention which I brought to the talks with the Russian Duma was that ethnic cleansing is. in essence. the root cause of the conflict. As the only mother in the room during the talks. I felt that it was necessary to recognize the tragedies of the refugee families. The Russian delegation originally refused to acknowledge that it was the ethnic cleansing that began this conflict and not the NATO bombing. but before they walked away from our discussion they acknowledged that it was the ethnic cleansing that began this conflict. Our discussion resulted in a framework for peace negotiations.