Second, begin to find ways to build some confidence-building measures between the two sides and only then will you know whether or not you can go back to peacemaking in the way that we were".
"Well that's just not enough and what he's been given afterwards – 'Well, we'll give you some confidence-building courses'.
The North Koreans told us that they were prepared to enter talks without preconditions and would consider some confidence-building measures once talks begin.
The nuclear issue needed to be discussed up front in talks; the process could not stay alive without Iran committing to some confidence-building measures.
The international participants have been pressing the sides to find a way to extend the discussions, by trying to persuade the Israelis to offer some confidence-building steps that would make it more difficult for the Palestinians to walk away.
American officials say they are open to a Taliban request for some "confidence-building measures," including transferring a small number of prisoners from Guantánamo to house arrest in Qatar and lifting some sanctions on individual Taliban negotiators.
We will try to persuade them that we need to implement some confidence-building measures, get access for humanitarian purposes, end the bombing of civilian areas and ultimately get a ceasefire".
Mr. Barhoum said that the two sides agreed to some confidence-building measures, like stopping politically motivated arrests, and that they had also reached understandings on a political program defining relations between Israel and the Palestinians and the shape of a future Palestinian state.
If you cannot come to terms with this reality, then some confidence-building is in order and the mentality of wanting to fall in line with whatever your date says has to go out the window.
If you are not comfortable driving at the speed limit on a quite road with or without someone in the vehicle with you then maybe you need some more confidence building with a bit more practice first.
If you do, listen to some uplifting and confidence building music.
