▁prom oting ▁a ▁resolution ▁to ▁the ▁Bas que ▁conflict . ▁It ▁was ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁Bas que ▁citizens ' ▁group ▁Lok ar ri , ▁and ▁included ▁leaders ▁of ▁Bas que ▁parties , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁six ▁international ▁personal ities ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁politics ▁and ▁pac ification : ▁K of i ▁Ann an ▁( former ▁UN ▁Secretary - General ), ▁Bert ie ▁Ah ern ▁( former ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Ireland ), ▁Gro ▁Har lem ▁Bru nd t land ▁( intern ational ▁leader ▁in ▁sust ain able ▁development ▁and ▁public ▁health , ▁former ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Norway ), ▁Pierre ▁J ox e ▁( former ▁Inter ior ▁Minister ▁of ▁France ), ▁Ger ry ▁Adams ▁( pres ident ▁of ▁S inn ▁F é inn , ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Parliament ) ▁and ▁Jonathan ▁Pow ell ▁( B rit ish ▁diplom at ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Down ing ▁Street ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ). ▁Tony ▁Bla ir ▁– ▁former ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁– ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁present ▁due ▁to ▁commit ments ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁but ▁he ▁supported ▁the ▁final ▁declaration . ▁The ▁former ▁US ▁President ▁Jimmy ▁Carter ▁( 2 0 0 2 ▁Nobel ▁Peace ▁Prize ) ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁US ▁sen ator ▁George ▁J . ▁Mitchell ▁( former ▁United ▁States ▁Special ▁En voy ▁for ▁Middle ▁East ▁Peace ) ▁also ▁back ed ▁this ▁declaration . ▁ ▁The ▁conference ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁five - point ▁statement ▁that ▁included ▁a ▁ple a ▁for ▁E TA ▁to ▁ren ounce ▁any ▁armed ▁activities