Sentence examples for embarking on talks from inspiring English sources

But Western diplomats and political analysts questioned the wisdom of embarking on talks with the fierce drug-trafficking militias, which were formed in the early 1980's to fight Marxist rebels.

On January 24th Naoto Kan, the prime minister, articulated two bold proposals at the opening of the Diet, both of which are likely to be fiercely resisted by over-represented elderly farmers in places like Tottori: overhauling the tax and social-security system, and embarking on talks to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), an emerging free-trade block including America.

He has embarked on talks with Grupo Modelo, the Mexican maker of Corona beer, about a combination that would make Anheuser too big for InBev to swallow.

In the mid-90's under the leadership of Manuel Pérez, a defrocked Roman Catholic priest who had rebuilt the splintered group, the liberation army embarked on talks.

In October, Australia and the UN Transitional Authority in East Timor embarked on talks to find a new formula for sharing the Timor Sea's wealth.UN officials believe there is a strong case for East Timor receiving as much as 90% of the revenue from the oil and gas reserves, leaving Australia with just 10%.

Iceland recently embarked on talks with the EU over joining the 27-nation bloc.

Now, tears well up in Ms. Galvis's eyes as she talks about what has happened since President Andrés Pastrana embarked on peace talks: the death of a family member at the hands of rebels, widespread massacres and guerrilla attacks, the mind-numbing fear that keeps her from venturing outside the relative safety of this capital.

Two weeks later, Boortz was moved to the morning show, embarking on an Atlanta talk radio career that spanned more than forty years.

A year ago, the government embarked on secret talks with the United Self-Defense Forces.

On May 4th Steffan de Mistura, the UN's envoy to Syria, embarked on fresh talks in Geneva with parties including, for the first time, Iran.

The Iraqi government has embarked on secret talks with Sunni militia figures and former members of Saddam Hussein's Baathist regime in an attempt to secure crucial Sunni support in the fight against Isis.