Sentence examples for a lasting agreement from inspiring English sources
President Bush should appoint a permanent envoy to the region whose main task would be to broker a lasting agreement.
But to truly confront this issue, the US and Iran must develop the foundation of trust necessary to broker a lasting agreement.
Even the Middle East peace process, which has stuttered on for decades, will in the end result in a lasting agreement.
Foad Ezadi, an academic and hardliner, said: "If there is a lasting agreement, you will see some change because the camp arguing for better relations with the west will be in a better situation".
With both sides continuing to point the finger at each other, and with reports of new Darfuri rebel groups emerging along the Sudan-Chad border, the chances of a lasting agreement look just as poor this time round.
Sanctions, bold leadership in Tehran and Washington, and the recognition by the negotiators that a lasting agreement needed to be based on the rights and obligations in the non-proliferation treaty and above all on the incentive of mutual interest, all contributed to the success in Vienna.
Months of peace talks in neighbouring Ethiopia have so far failed to reach any lasting agreement, or even negotiate an enduring ceasefire.
If there is a silver lining in the failure of the Copenhagen climate accords to produce a comprehensive treaty on global warming, it is that instituting a robust and lasting agreement a year from now is preferable to a weak one today.
One group wants to give Mr Hill some room and at least to see if hard-nosed negotiation can produce a more lasting agreement.
"The way these negotiations are moving, it is increasingly difficult to see the administration striking a meaningful, lasting agreement that would be acceptable to Congress".
Although Prime Minister Netanyahu's endorsement of the two-state solution at Bar Ilan University last summer offered a good start, it fell far short of the kind of vision needed to achieve a sustainable, lasting agreement.
