A State Department spokesperson declined to discuss the specifics of ongoing discussions with Turkey over how best to combat IS.
Natalegawa downplayed Abbott's comments, describing ongoing discussions with Bishop as "a process".
He added, "The timing depends on the outcome of ongoing discussions with the city's legal department".
The minister referred to ongoing discussions with countries on resettlement options, but he suggested there would be no imminent breakthroughs.
"We've had ongoing discussions with Quade, but where that ends up is very much in his hands.
He added that the Philharmonic had had what he called "ongoing discussions with a number of conductors".
"It is a friendly departure," the channel said in a statement, "and we continue to have ongoing discussions with them".
A spokesperson for Tate told the Guardian the galleries had not wished to intervene in ongoing discussions with the arts council.
Melissa Feltmann, a spokeswoman for Sanofi-Aventis, said in an e-mail message, "We are engaged in ongoing discussions with the F.D.A. regarding Ketek".
"After our announcement of the suspension of Don Imus, we have had ongoing discussions with a number of employees and employee groups within our business.
"We're in ongoing discussions with Bayer Leverkusen regarding the possibility of a long-term co-sharing arrangement for Landon Donovan," Gazidis said in a statement.
