But you don't do that early, because that is part of a whole political negotiation.

"We've done a lot of the political negotiation that we didn't do last time," said one European diplomat involved in the negotiations.

The dispute is likely to dominate the political negotiations here.

That any American should favor political negotiation with such a group seems incredible.

The cease-fire will be meaningful only if it is quickly followed by progress in political negotiations.

The region is often mentioned in connection with political negotiations of the Kosovo status process.

You will certainly be aware how difficult political negotiations can be.

The road to lasting peace leads only through political negotiations.

"Clearly, in this situation, there will be no political negotiations with the Palestinians."

The plan does not specify how they would become involved in political negotiations.