"basis for talks" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe the reason or foundation for having a conversation or negotiation. Example: The two leaders met to discuss the basis for talks on trade agreements between their countries.
Otherwise there is no basis for talks.
And last week, defence minister Moshe Ya'alon described the Arab peace initiative – which Kerry has suggested as a basis for talks between the two sides – as "spin".
To abandon Oslo, its leaders say, is to destroy any hope of negotiations, because that will rip up the legal basis for talks.
The European legislation under discussion, if approved in committee, is expected to become the basis for talks between representatives from the European Parliament and individual governments.
But the language was not extraordinary, as other administrations have pursued a deal using the same borders, with mutually agreed land swaps, as a basis for talks.
But Mr. Netanyahu has not endorsed the idea of land exchanges, and rejects any mention of the 1967 lines as the basis for talks.
We have here the basis for talk of immateriality in perception.
It was also regarded as helpful to use self-report questionnaires on health and lifestyle, or food diaries, as a basis for talking about the patient's condition.
The coalition of opposition groups known as the High Negotiations Committee, a grouping that was formed in Riyadh in December and represented the opposition at the negotiations, has also reportedly stated that the talks have "laid the basis for substantive talks" for when the two sides meet again in April.
Mr. Mann said that the six powers had together "prepared a good and updated offer for the talks which we believe is balanced and a fair basis for constructive talks" and "responsive to Iranian ideas".
The West Bankers, locked in talks with other parties, agreed to it as a basis for further talks without first checking with Gaza and Damascus, says Qays Abdel Kerim, a member of a small centrist party, who also took part.
