Russia and China, meanwhile, emphasised a need to step up diplomatic efforts toward resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a whole.
The United States tightened economic sanctions against Zimbabwe, blacklisting seven companies tied to the nation's leaders and the ZANU-PF party, and threatened further strictures should the government "continue to oppress its citizens and to resist forthright efforts toward resolving the country's political crisis".
Progress was mixed in efforts on Saturday toward resolving two serious standoffs between Iraqi insurgents and the American military.
After a fraught one-day suspension of Northern Ireland's home rule government, Britain restored the province's power-sharing authority tonight, saying the maneuver provided "a platform for us to go forward" toward resolving deadlocked peace efforts.
Given the massive research effort that has, and will be, allocated toward resolving the tree of life, an understanding of the scale of the problem is important.
In a step toward resolving the issue, plant biologists have made significant efforts to develop plants with higher yields of primary metabolites as well as secondary metabolites, with a reduced nitrogen requirement and the ability to cope with regular changes occurring in the atmosphere in the form of biotic and abiotic stresses.
The plea was the culmination of more than a year of effort by Mr. Glisan, who originally approached prosecutors in December 2001 with an eye toward resolving his potential criminal exposure.
"The proposed settlement represents significant progress toward resolving issues from the Deepwater Horizon accident and contributing further to economic and environmental restoration efforts along the Gulf Coast".
BP issued a statement from the company's chief executive, Robert Dudley, saying, "The proposed settlement represents significant progress toward resolving issues from the Deepwater Horizon accident and contributing further to economic and environmental restoration efforts along the Gulf Coast".
The efforts by the Trump administration to keep the government operating during the partial shutdown came as the White House and Congress made no progress toward resolving their underlying dispute.
A path toward resolving the Kashmir dispute, negotiated in the mid-2000s, deserves another look.
