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

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

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

This commitment was a precondition of their consenting to disarm.

Access to the source code is a precondition for this.

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

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.

Also human security seeks to empower women, through education, participation and access, as gender equality is seen as a necessary precondition for peace, security and a prosperous society.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

She shared the views expressed concerning the critical issue of information as a necessary precondition for making an informed choice, as well as the issues of oversight bodies and resource mechanisms.

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

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

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.

He has waived America s long standing demand that Iran stop uranium enrichment as a precondition for negotiations, and he has sworn off any idea of regime change.

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

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

Both sides need to exercise maximum restraint and resume negotiations as a precondition leading towards the implementation of the Quartet's road map, as well as relevant Security Council resolutions and the principle of land for peace.

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

The Singapore Guidelines (see above, footnote 20), section 3.1.1(d) and (e), require participants to sign a bidding license agreement, and to undergo a training session as a precondition for participation in ERA.

He will see it as a precondition for altering perceptions of the US in the Arab and Muslim worlds, since restoring America s credibility will be a major objective of the incoming administration.

South Africa believes that the international community should have been allowed to reach this conclusion collectively at the negotiating table rather than it being used as a precondition for negotiations.

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

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.

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

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

In the context of enhanced regional stability as a major precondition for advancement of democratic processes, the participating States stress the importance of respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of borders.

The German perspective is thus shifting in the direction of that of France and the United Kingdom the EU is increasingly seen as a framework and precondition for asserting national interests, rather than as an aim in itself.

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.

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

And as Francis Crick pointed out, nine years after discovering DNA with Mr. Watson, that life itself has to have growth as a precondition it has to have free energy, sunlight and it needs to be an open system of chemicals.

Repentance is not a sign of weakness. On the contrary, it is a demonstration of tranquil and conscientious strength and a precondition of good and realistic governance.

For more than six years, the government has resisted calls to negotiate with the FARC, rejecting the group s requests for a demilitarized zone, dismissing overtures, and demanding the release of all hostages and a cease fire as a precondition for talks.

For the Syrians, the major objective in concluding peace with Israel is rapprochement with the US, but they will balk at the Americans demand that they stop flirting with terrorism as a precondition for talks.

We consider that the sustained and effective protection of human rights is an important precondition for the maintenance of world stability and prosperity, in each country individually, as well as at the global level.

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.

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

Although this requirement is not explicitly raised as a precondition, it appears that the implementation of such reforms would constitute a safe means of ensuring the successful conclusion of partnership agreements between the African countries and their development partners.