While there have never been open spats between the two leaders, with Davutoğlu largely appearing as Erdoğan's compliant devotee, both men disagreed on major areas of policymaking, including the management of the economy and the possibility of the resumption of peace talks with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' party (PKK), which Erdoğan staunchly opposed.
But he left open the possibility of a resumption of contacts under certain conditions and after consultations with Arab League representatives on Feb. 4. Jordan played host to five meetings this month between Israeli and Palestinian envoys as part of an international effort to get the sides back to formal peace negotiations after a break of more than a year.
Then, on Wednesday, Iran raised the possibility of delaying or canceling the resumption of nuclear talks with the big powers because of what it called dithering by the other side in holding preliminary meetings aimed at ensuring some success.
Though the opposition apparently snubbed efforts by César Gaviria, secretary general of the Organization of American States, to mediate the growing conflict, the possibility for the resumption of formal talks received a boost when the government expressed support for negotiations this evening despite the continuation of the strike.
Perturbed by the possibility of a breakdown in negotiations, and resumptions in mutual armed hostilities as a result of the tragedy, the MILF's Chairman al-Haj Murad Ebrahim reiterated his commitment to peace, declaring how an "enduring peace and justice remain to be our primary objective".
An Air France official in Paris, Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, has said that September is a possibility for a resumption of its Concorde flights.
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Mr. Gates also held out the possibility of direct talks between the South and the North as a precursor to the resumption of multiparty talks to end the crisis on the peninsula.
In exchange for an end to both of North Korea's nuclear programs and tougher inspections, he will need to put new incentives on the table, like more food aid, a resumption of the light-water reactor construction, a nonaggression pact and the possibility of normal relations.
