And the talk, one of many that day, ended on a light note.
For many people, talk of making such a trip would have ended right there.
However, if he pushed too hard, the talks might end here and now.
There was no time to say more, and the brief talk ended at that point.
No progress was reported after the day's talks ended in the evening.
She was waiting for the inevitable moment when the small talk would abruptly end.
Those talks, she said, ended at 1:15 Wednesday morning without result.
It held out, and the talks ended without a comprehensive agreement.
They said at the start of this month, however, that the latest talks had ended with no agreement.
Talks had resumed on August 7 but ended two days later.