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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.

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

Agreement was nevertheless reached on September 23.

Agreement on Mode 4 was important.

Agreement was reached on the locations of State defence institutions.

Once an agreement has been reached, funding for these activities would have to be sought and secured.

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

His greatest achievement was the peace deal in Northern Ireland.

Google wanted to buy the idea but a deal could not be reached.

So far no general agreement has been reached in this respect.

That will not serve a final agreement on Council reform.

We have tried to reach late agreement that has not been possible.

Here too, reaching an agreement before the end of the year may become a reality.

We would have preferred a fully negotiated agreement with our Palestinian neighbours.

And so, after six months of bargaining, a historic deal was struck.

Without a doubt, Israel will be a major obstacle to reaching an agreement.

A global deal on climate change is urgently needed.

We will always remember the difficult concessions they made in order to reach agreement.

This is an issue on which, despite ongoing efforts, we were unable to reach a balanced agreement.

An agreement based on the parameters that are now on the negotiating table would thus put us in a position more dangerous than a game of Russian roulette. To avoid both the global hangover of no deal and the self deception of a weak deal, a breakthrough is needed and can still be achieved in Copenhagen.

Another permanent member has also said that this would be divisive and this has been said by the Uniting for Consensus group as well that there should be, in fact, a broad based agreement.

Reaching agreement on climate change is an immediate priority for all of us.

The failure of Copenhagen was not the absence of a legally binding agreement.

Agreement is needed on both the rules and the impartial body to enforce them.

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Ensure the conclusion of an intergovernmental agreement on construction and exploitation of the new railway connection

This critical step enabled agreement to be reached at the 2000 Review Conference.

Agreement was reached on the over arching goal of the six party talks and a joint statement was issued.

The seventh round of negotiations in Abuja should be pursued vigorously until an agreement is reached.

Therefore, it is unlikely that a final agreement can be concluded by the end of the UNMISET mandate.

Clearly, no final agreement on water will be possible until there are agreed upon borders between the State of Israel and the State of Palestine, and some resolution of the Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

2. Calls upon the Conference to intensify consultations and explore possibilities with a view to reaching an agreement on a programme of work

They would all be bacon and sausages before any agreement was reached.

The failure to agree on a new constitution fractured the coalition government and divided the country.

Globally, we are on track to reach an international climate deal.

Yet, after dozens of meetings, public and private, the two sides failed to reach an agreement.

Several other serious disagreements also stand in the way of a comprehensive deal.

Despite the continuing divergences of view, we were able to come to an agreement, and the resolution was adopted unanimously.

A peace agreement to put an end to the war in the south of the Sudan had been reached and should assist in promoting stability and security.

Recognizing the need to conduct multilateral negotiations with the aim of reaching agreement on concrete issues,

2. Calls upon the Conference to intensify consultations and explore possibilities with a view to reaching an agreement on a programme of work

reach a mutually satisfactory agreement concerning the territory of Abyei, a key disputed border area

The absence of a binding agreement could mean a global hangover, and not just for a day.

So, what accounts for the new seeming willingness of Iran s leaders to reach an agreement?