One way round this would be for a very rough-and-ready negotiation of independence, so that independence day was 7 May 2015, polling day.
Far from sending a sign of weakness, this would allow Iranians to deal with domestic issues, aware that the international community is watching, ready for negotiation with a legitimate peaceful Iranian leadership.
On December 27th, Ghani received Pakistan Army Chief Raheel Sharif in Kabul, where they "agreed to continue the peace process with groups of Taliban that are ready for negotiation and reconciliation and to act against those groups that resort to terrorist actions and violence".
But with an escalating level of violence, neither side looks ready for negotiation.
Israel says it is ready for negotiations without any preconditions; the Palestinians say they will not negotiate so long as Israel refuses to freeze construction in the settlements.
We disagree that this treaty is obsolete; nevertheless, expressing good will, we are ready for negotiations".
"Now, we are saying it very clearly, that we are ready for negotiations".
Mr. Palmor said that Israel was ready for negotiations at any time but that the Palestinians had set preconditions.
They said the House Republican conferees held a conference call on Friday to get ready for negotiations on the payroll tax bill.
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, says he is ready for negotiations without preconditions and has refused to renew a temporary freeze that expired in 2010.
In a statement, the Hungarian government said it was "committed to universal European values" and was "ready for negotiations and to find solutions" with the commission about any of its concerns, The Associated Press reported.
