He denied suggestions by Mr. Mbeki that his group had made overtures toward joining the peace talks.
The absence of such wording was noticeable, even though North Korea has recently made overtures toward the United States and South Korea after the prodding from China.
Following de Gaulle's lead, the West German foreign minister, Willy Brandt, a Socialist and former mayor of West Berlin, had made overtures toward Moscow.
This year, however, Senate and Assembly leaders have indicated that brownfields are a priority and have made overtures toward an agreement.
Both Prudential and American General had made overtures toward Liberty, which has been trying to find a buyer since last fall.
Since then Qatar, which funds al-Jazeera, has expelled some Brotherhood members and made overtures toward easing tensions with Cairo, although Saturday's ruling suggests that relations are far from healed.
In his speech to a jubilant crowd of supporters after Sunday's referendum, Erdogan made overtures toward those opponents, who fear that he is threatening Turkey's democratic principles and their way of life.
The situation in northern Myanmar presents a dilemma for the United States, which has made overtures toward Myanmar's generals in recent months after having only very limited contact for the past two decades.
