The phrase "ask for negotiations" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when requesting or initiating discussions or talks regarding a particular matter, often in a business or diplomatic context.
Example: "In order to resolve the conflict, we need to ask for negotiations with the opposing party."
Alternatives: "request negotiations" or "seek negotiations".
"They start asking for negotiations themselves after they find themselves weak due to the military operation," he said.
Argentina has asked for negotiations about sovereignty, but the British government says it will not discuss the issue without the agreement of the islanders.
Thus, when Harun asked for negotiations, Irene dispatched a delegation of three of her most senior officials: the Domestic Anthony, the magistros Peter, and Staurakios himself.
On Tatzates's suggestion, Harun asked for negotiations, but when the imperial envoys, including Staurakios, arrived, they were seized and held as hostages.
Cụt was eventually surrounded and sought to make a peace deal so he sent a message to Thơ asking for negotiations so that his men could be integrated into mainstream society and the nation's armed forces.
Ba Cụt sent a message to Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ, the public official who oversaw the civilian side of the campaign against the Hòa Hảo, asking for negotiations so that his men could be integrated into mainstream society and the nation's armed forces.
Expect your future employer to want time to consider and to perhaps ask for more negotiation with you.
When the Iraqi government announced late last year that it would be closing the camp by Dec. 31, the U.N. secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, spoke with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to ask for more time for negotiation.
The top pick seemed simple a few days ago for the Chargers when they told Manning's agent, Tom Condon, that Manning was their choice and asked for contract negotiations.
December 2012: Club asks for rent negotiations.
