But in a region where even small steps take years to negotiate, officials sought to tamp down expectations of rapid progress.
But both universities maintain that the majority of graduate students reject unionization, and neither school has plans to negotiate, officials said.
In Equatorial Guinea it quietly negotiated official American support while keeping its own corporate head down.On the subject of that support, "Private Empire" is illuminating.
Iomega is negotiating with officials along the West Coast to determine "who would most welcome us," Mr. Heid said.
Dr. Harley said he spent years negotiating with officials of the Department of Defense to use its sera-repository in Washington.
He also wants passengers to carry their own check-in luggage to the plane, in a setup similar to some regional American airports — though he is still negotiating with officials on the point.
A leader of the ethnic Uzbeks, Jalal Salakhutdinov, said that he had been negotiating with officials and warned them about the potential for violence if they tried to remove the barricades.
The sports minister has said the rebels want to negotiate, but officials in Abidjan have declined.
"That's the kind of stuff they're going to have to end up negotiating," the official said.
"Why would any Palestinian leader agree to re-engage if they can get what they want without negotiating?" the official said.
