The problem, he said, is that at the moment, too many parties are sitting at the table for fruitful negotiations to take place.

Ultimately, however, the most fruitful negotiations are based on a different premise: under certain conditions, the motives that drive people and regimes can be changed.

"I can see these are going to be very fruitful negotiations," Jaro observed.

That readiness will bring about what diplomatists call "a fruitful, regional, multilateral negotiation."

"We're in the process of reaching out to the city, and we hope to have fruitful negotiations," he said.

Although some called the move possibly conciliatory, President Bush said he saw no immediate hope for "fruitful negotiations."

A climate of inclusivity and multivocality has resulted, quite simply, in fruitful negotiation".

"I'm not optimistic," Neader said of the prospects for fruitful negotiations.

This report covers a wide range of issues and is the result of much hard work and fruitful negotiation involving all the main political groups.

Other experts agree that some indications of restraint must come from North Korea if there is to be a fruitful negotiation.