But making a settlement freeze a precondition for negotiations was obviously unacceptable to the Israeli government, which maintained that no preconditions for negotiations should be set.

There are sound reasons to set a timetable for Cuba s return to the Latin American democratic fold, without imposing elections as a first step or precondition.

He urged Parties to bear in mind that, although preferable, meeting the criteria set out in Annex II to the Convention was not a precondition for the submission of notifications.

Access to the source code is a precondition for this.

This commitment was a precondition of their consenting to disarm.

But this should be the result of, not a precondition for, negotiations.

Human rights are a guarantee and a precondition for individual freedom.

In 1986, the government released political prisoners a precondition for talks with the opposition.

The fourth precondition is making sure that you deal with the issue of corruption.

A precondition of social and economic progress was the solution of development financing issues.

The US should insist on a substantive agenda as a precondition for any Obama visit.

The definitions of the terms banned or severely restricted chemicals and severely hazardous pesticide formulations , set out in Article 2, respectively, do not refer to international trade as a precondition for determining that those chemicals are covered by the Convention.

That, however, is a precondition for reducing external imbalances and reliance on foreign credit.

That protection force will be a necessary precondition for an expanded United Nations presence.

Thirdly, it needs to be emphasized that political will is a precondition for diplomatic efforts.

That is not enough to ensure a substantive result, but it is a necessary precondition.

It is clear that in Afghanistan, as elsewhere, justice is a precondition for lasting peace.

One important precondition for improving employment rates among women is the availability of sufficient and affordable childcare.

I have a name for all of these conditions, it's another precondition I call them preposterous.

Definitions have been harmonized with international conventions and present a sufficient precondition for processing such offences.

After all, for all its other failings, colonialism provided the essential precondition of economic development peace and security.

Australia will continue to urge conclusion by Middle East States of the Additional Protocol without delay or precondition.

A precondition for any effective change is a shift in policy orientation from the national to the regional level.

Many now claim that abolition of capital punishment is a precondition of a civilized criminal law system.

This situation is unacceptable, and I strongly urge the Government to lift the blockade without any further delay or precondition.

Social capital generates different levels of trust, which is a precondition for people to do business with another.

Remember, economic stability lays the groundwork for peace, while peace is a necessary precondition for trade and sustained economic growth.

According to him, the principal precondition for the restitution of his property is the Czechoslovak citizenship of his parents after the war.

A precondition for replicating a best practice is that the Government that is implementing it has the necessary capacity to do so.

Mr. President, a secure environment is a precondition for a viable political process and for long term development in Haiti.

It is clear that this issue of funding CCD activities remains an essential precondition, but is not in itself sufficient.

The establishment of an effective system for the protection of witnesses and victims is a precondition to the conduct of investigative activities in Darfur.

While organizational capabilities are an important initial precondition for OFDI to occur, these capabilities can be further enhanced through foreign operations.

The Maastricht Treaty established a monetary union, but the political union that is an indispensable precondition for the common currency s success remained a mere promise.

The third precondition did not include acts of terrorism, except where the aim was to overthrow the democratic region, as must be decided by Parliament.

The Treaty fosters the development of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy by providing a framework of confidence that is a precondition for those uses.

This commitment was a precondition of their consenting to disarm. The UN declared Srebrenica a safe haven to be protected by 600 Dutch UN troops.

The concept of a social contract based on rights and obligations the essential values that constitute the most important precondition for effective environmental protection goes largely ignored.

The Team suggests that the Council and the Committee remind States that association is an essential precondition of listing and offer some guidelines as to its meaning.

In the past 60 years, we have seen many examples throughout the world of democracy becoming a necessary precondition for good governance and the rule of law.

But Turkish democracy itself is not yet consolidated, and this is a precondition for Turkish foreign policy to become an asset for the EU and the US.

The international community must also throw its full weight behind the peace processes for Darfur, where a peace agreement was a basic precondition for security and reconciliation.

Current disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes in post conflict societies are a necessary but not sufficient precondition for stability and durable peace in Africa.

The report urges the president to understand that the spoilers will not cease to be spoilers as a precondition of negotiations, but only as a result of them.

The presence of a strong and effective enabling state which has the capacity to respond to the demands of rural producers is a precondition for successful agricultural revolution.