After a meeting in July in Kiev, Ukraine, however, the two patriarchs pledged to pursue dialogue.
In order to pursue dialogue with the Iranian regime, Obama carefully muted American criticism of its internal practices.
He said the way ahead lay through reform not oppression and urged all politicians to pursue dialogue.
The United States was in a good position since it had demonstrated a willingness to pursue dialogue with Pyongyang.
We have actively pursued dialogue and, last year, I signed an agreement with the former Somali president, Sharif Ahmed, to build trust and improve relations.
In Warsaw, the 28-member alliance has underlined its willingness to pursue dialogue with Moscow, and a revival of confidence-building measures.
If the United States uses force in Syria, it will be politically very difficult for Rouhani to restrain his right flank and pursue dialogue.
RIO DE JANEIRO — Pope Francis urged political leaders in Brazil on Saturday to pursue dialogue as a way of calming tensions that led last month to mass protests over government corruption and wasteful spending.
Faced with narrow options for dealing with North Korea and strained ties with South Korea, a senior Bush administration delegation signaled its willingness today to pursue dialogue to resolve the nuclear crisis on the Korean peninsula.
All such determinations are made solely by the country's supreme leader, Ali Khamene'i, who, on more than one occasion, has indicated his willingness to pursue dialogue with the US.
The council's Decree on the Church's Missionary Activity (Ad Gentes) built theologically on the council's foundational document, the "Dogmatic Constitution on the Church" (Lumen Gentium; "Light of the Nations"), which insisted upon evangelization but presented a larger understanding of God's grace for those outside the church, and urged missionaries to pursue dialogue.
