Anything short of that would be very bad news.

negotiations to be not only pursued, but to be brought to a conclusion.

However, no conclusions have come out of these discussions up till now.

The international community has great expectations for reaching a positive outcome in Copenhagen.

A satisfactory outcome in both places is within reach.

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

So, from a realistic point of view, a positive outcome for the Annapolis talks seems almost impossible.

He urged all Governments to make every effort to achieve a successful conclusion of the negotiations on the draft protocol.

This is a general practice supported by the law, and, as such, was not raised before the Constitutional Court, given that there was no prospect of a successful outcome.

The international community s objective should be restricted to a peaceful outcome that allows Burma s people to work out their own solution.

We deeply regret that 2005 NPT Review Conference was unable to reach a substantive outcome.

In other words, this conflict is still far from reaching a conclusion, wrote journalist Elaine Tavares on the Brasil de Fato website

To ensure a positive outcome, policymakers should develop a fully transparent framework with well defined rules of engagement.

Given the role of services in development, technology transfer and trade, a balanced outcome in services negotiations is imperative.

His delegation therefore continued to believe that a comprehensive convention on international terrorism, covering every aspect of the problem, would be useful.

Yet, while the official summit in Cancún struggled to a conclusion, an unofficial one being held a few minutes away also concluded.

The COP was unable to reach a conclusion on the matter and decided to include this item in the provisional agenda for its ninth session accompanied by an appropriate explanatory footnote.

With regard to the draft comprehensive convention on international terrorism, it was to be hoped that all States would approach the negotiations in a spirit of compromise so as to reach a successful conclusion.

Soon, it became clear that even the best human chess players would have little chance to do better than an occasional draw.

When urging a colleague to come to the meeting, one committee member noted that if somebody were to catch cold, a completely different decision might be reached.

The COP was unable to reach a conclusion on the matter and decided to include this item in the provisional agenda for its ninth session accompanied by an appropriate explanatory footnote.

VIENNA Negotiations at the United Nations High Level Summit on drugs in Vienna last week fell flat.

Following further discussion of this issue at the fifteenth session, it was concluded that the Commission did not consider it necessary to change its previous decision.

Back then, a peaceful and honest result was reached in the end because Ukraine s President Leonid Kuchma refused to heed Yanukovich s call to use violence to defend his rigged election.

Taking note of the deliberations in the Sixth Committee, it reiterated its intention to attain an outcome that would be concrete and of practical value especially for legal experts in foreign offices and international organizations.

I am encouraged by the diligent and constructive efforts that are being made to find solutions, and I am hopeful that during the course of the day we can reach a conclusion on that urgent and absolutely vital issue for the United Nations.

While the most hopeful outcome of the Copenhagen summit a global pact limiting carbon emissions has now been all but ruled out, the second best outcome negotiations on specific measures continue within a framework of general goodwill would not be a disaster.

ICCD COP(5) 7 Outstanding items Consideration of rule 47 of the rules of procedure

A commitment to peaceful dialogue and respect for agreements reached as a result thereof will be consistent with the principle of an independent Palestinian State existing side by side with the State of Israel within secure borders.

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Even with respect to the most serious crimes, including those committed by societies in conflict, there may be value in attempting to achieve a restorative outcome that responds to the needs of victims, offenders and the community and aim at reintegration.

We are near a compromise solution that would enable agreement on the important article 18 of the convention.

In the face of Western and, in particular, American skepticism about South Africa s failure, and that of the Africa Union, to engineer an acceptable outcome to the Zimbabwean crisis, money may not be forthcoming.

In that regard, in the interest of justice and accountability, we believe that further delay in reaching an agreement in the hope of a more desirable outcome would not serve the ends of justice or the aspirations of the people of Darfur to peace, justice and reconciliation.

A compromise solution is essential.

The payoff is huge if they get it right accelerated development as economies reap the benefits of a burgeoning working age population and lower dependency ratios.

In order for this to happen, we believe it will be necessary to arrive at a balanced result reflecting practical progress on the three major elements of the Treaty non proliferation, disarmament and the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

I am also pleased to hear that the Government of Uganda today repeated that a negotiated outcome is still on the table for northern Uganda, as was expressed by the Permanent Representative.

Some compromise will be necessary.

Once the discovery is made, it would be licensed.

A high price had to be paid for this agreement.

A mechanism will need to be found which resolves this question.

It is difficult to make a credible forecast.

Finding rational ways to share and co manage water may be easier than solving the big issues.

The second lesson from Copenhagen is that to get a binding international agreement, there first must be a deal between the United States and China.