Sentence examples for to mediation efforts from inspiring English sources

Increasing pressure to resolve the conflict between the MDC and ZANU-PF led to mediation efforts by the SADC, facilitated by South African president Thabo Mbeki, but talks broke off in early 2008 without reaching a resolution.

"The government is doing this to try to influence mediation efforts," the message said, referring to the continuing but so far fruitless negotiations led by Kofi Annan, the former secretary general of the United Nations.

The surprise appointment reflects the need to bring maximum heft to U.S. mediation efforts at a time when Obama himself, major international powers and the Palestinian government led by Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad have all set a target of achieving Palestinian statehood by the second half of 2011.

He urged "influential countries" to begin immediate mediation efforts to try to defuse the confrontation, since India and Pakistan have not managed to do so.

A source close to the mediation efforts said President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi would meet with members of political parties today to discuss some of the suggestions made by the Houthis to Benomar to end the conflict.

Turkey said earlier this month it was ready to resume mediation efforts.

Charities are reluctant to support mediation efforts because of a mistaken view that philanthropy should not get into bed with law enforcement.

In his comments on Friday, Mr. Saleh referred to the mediation efforts, saying, "I regret that this event may delay a process that could have saved lives".

"Any action adopted at the Security Council should be extremely prudent and responsible and helpful to the mediation efforts of the secretary general," said a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, Liu Jianchao.

Presidents Macky Sall of Senegal and Thomas Boni Yayi of Benin, representing the Economic Community of West African States, arrived in the country on Friday to oversee mediation efforts.

The United States and its allies supported sanctions as a way of getting President Robert Mugabe to take seriously mediation efforts to bring the opposition into the government.