Sentence examples for need for negotiations from inspiring English sources

Indeed, Japan contends that there is no need for negotiations over the sovereignty of the uninhabited islands because the islands belong to Japan.

The US treasury secretary, Jacob Lew, stressed to his European and British counterparts "the need for negotiations to take place in a smooth, pragmatic and transparent manner".

The US president is said to be no longer interested in talks, believing that economic isolation will force Tehran into concessions without the need for negotiations.

But he said that was unlikely since China would probably claim the existing strategic and economic dialogue fulfilled the need for negotiations.

A Hamas spokesman, Sami Abu Zuhri, said in a statement that the speech "succeeded in describing Palestinian suffering but failed to prescribe the means of treatment" by emphasizing the need for negotiations.

The official said that friendly countries, including some in Europe, had advised the Palestinians to emphasize the need for negotiations, presumably to try to undercut the argument made by Israel and some major international players, including Britain, that unilateral actions like this are detrimental to efforts for a two-state solution that can be achieved only through peace talks.

– Mr President, both Mr Solana and Mrs Ferrero-Waldner have stressed repeatedly in their presentations today the need for dialogue, negotiation and persuasion.

Christine Lagarde, the head of the IMF, says there is an urgent need for negotiation "with adults in the room".

"There will still be a need for negotiation skills and brokers know to look for things, like rent escalations, that people not in the real estate business might not notice," she added.

He denied that it would have a positive effect on Catalonia's independence project by forcing the EU to entertain the prospect of a significant realignment, but said it had underlined the need for negotiation.

While the sequential business relationships could very naturally be managed by a centralized planning office, the more weblike ones with their need for negotiation of transfer prices and the like may call for a more decentralized approach.