As countries around the world cheer the preliminary deal, Rezaian's family issued a sobering reminder of some of the outstanding differences between the two countries.
Campaigning today in New York, Mr. Clinton said, "We have some hope of resolving our outstanding differences with North Korea and looking forward to the day when they will truly close the last chapter in the aftermath of the Korean War".
At the same time, there are still outstanding differences between the manufacturers and insurers.
Mr. Bayh said he was eager to see what the group put forward to bridge outstanding differences.
Mr. Arafat and the Israeli prime minister, Ehud Barak, have committed to Feb. 13 as a deadline to develop a framework for negotiating outstanding differences, including Jerusalem.
Even with the outstanding differences, Turkey's leaders had tried to persuade reluctant party members, twice postponing a vote to bring them along.
The outstanding differences involve sanctions and Iran's capability to carry out nuclear industry research and development over the lifetime of a deal.
But numerous outstanding differences in the bills could pose obstacles to that timetable, including an emotionally charged dispute over provisions related to the insurance coverage of abortions.
But even if the sides manage to resolve their outstanding differences over verification and missile defence, serious doubts remain about Obama's ability to ratify any new treaty ahead of November's mid-term US elections.
The accords represented real progress on three fronts: the Palestine Liberation Organisation recognised the state of Israel Israell recognised the PLO as the representative of the Palestinian people; and both sides agreed to resolve their outstanding differences by peaceful means.
