For Iran, the continuation of talks is a means of getting some easing of sanctions in exchange for concessions that will have little impact on its nuclear programme.
Kidd, 34, described those discussions as a continuation of talks that began during the All-Star break last year, when the Nets nearly traded him to the Lakers.
The leadership of Unison, the largest public sector union, is expected to seek the continuation of talks along the lines of the framework proposals when its public services executive meets next week.
The meeting will be a continuation of talks held in Belgrade by James O'Brien, special adviser to President Clinton on the Balkans, and will range over all the issues that loom over peace in the Balkans, including implementation of the 1995 Dayton peace accords in Bosnia, the prosecution of war crimes and Yugoslavia's re-entry into the United Nations, Mr. Holbrooke said.
"These talks need to continue but all must know that despite continuation of the talks, activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the field of nuclear research and development won't be halted at all".
Mogherini said that the continuation of the talks did not represent a formal extension and negotiators insisted that the talks would need to reach a conclusion soon.
It said both sides had "reached agreement on the continuation of these talks".
Lindner defended his walkout, saying a continuation of the talks would have required his party to depart from its core policy convictions.
"The government should also show more diplomatic activism in the Middle East, and be at the forefront of European Union support for the continuation of direct talks," she said.
