Sentence examples for substantive negotiation from inspiring English sources

US officials are understood to be in frequent discussions about ways to advance a mass transfer, and have seen the Iraqi response as the start of a substantive negotiation.

As the special representative of the United Nations secretary general in Georgia from 2002 to 2006, I saw a narrow window of hope open and close in the first half of 2005, after which the differences between Russia and the West over Kosovo, and the deterioration of relations between Georgia and Russia, destroyed any prospect for a substantive negotiation.

In addition to offering students the opportunity to practice their online negotiation skills, "Fie's Agent" also explores substantive negotiation lessons such as how to balance relationship, substance, and process concerns to exploring contract drafting as well as integrative and distributive bargaining concepts.

As the disruption in federal services and public employees' pay appeared set to continue into the new year, there were no signs of any substantive negotiation between the blame-trading parties.

Let's hope President-elect Barack Obama can enjoin the parties in a substantive negotiation process that can ultimately, and finally, lead to a lasting peace... if that's truly possible given the centuries-old emotional and cultural schisms that have plagued these nations like a disease.

Flanked by Israeli justice minister Tzipi Livni and veteran Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, he said "sustained, continuous, substantive negotiations on the core issues" would begin in the next two weeks in either Israel or Palestine.

They reported substantive negotiations but saw a "difficult experience" ahead.

She also asked him to pledge to enter into the substantive negotiations the Palestinians want.

The United States wants Israel to commit to substantive negotiations with the Palestinians.

The deadline passed without an agreement or substantive negotiations between the companies.

But the substantive position remains unchanged - substantive negotiations on the issues await Iranian suspension of uranium enrichment.