In October 2005, Serbia and Montenegro opened discussions with the European Union on a stabilisation and association agreement widely seen as the preliminary step to formal adhesion talks at a later stage.

Preliminary talks were held between the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Jack Straw, and the Chief Minister of Gibraltar, Peter Caruana, in May 2004 in order to discuss matters relating to the constitutional reform and how to move the process forward.

On 26 May 2004, the United Kingdom Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, met with the Chief Minister of Gibraltar, Peter Caruana, for preliminary talks on the local constitutional reform proposals and on the mechanism for taking the process forward.

Preliminary remarks

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Three potential approaches were discussed talks without preconditions, talks following a settlement freeze, and talks following the release of Palestinian prisoners.

I need first aid.

Those were welcome first steps.

Dead Parrot Trade Talks

Stalled demilitarization talks

It's very preliminary, but I think it's kind of cool.

So, they learned their way to that by building prototypes.

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The peace talks failed once again.

Trading up Global Trade Talks

His merits, it argues, are primary and his errors secondary.

This is only an initial step, but it is an enormous one.

The approval came after initial objections by Russia.

As an initial step in this direction, this note identifies seven areas at the interface of corporate activities and economic development as initial core topics.

Energy debates are another example of this.

Mali begins Touareg dialogue.

And they were doing that through building prototypes.

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1 Data for 2003 are preliminary.

Preliminary consideration of information by the Committee 122 83.

This nod from the White House followed the publication of reports that representatives of Afghan President Hamid Karzai had begun preliminary high level talks regarding a possible coalition government and an agreed timetable for a NATO military withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Exploratory research is used when problems are in a preliminary stage.

Tentative list of activities envisaged for the celebration of the International Year of Deserts and Desertification

A few first steps have been taken to dismantle and disarm the militias.

This data should be viewed as preliminary.

Preliminary conclusions concerning Goal 2 and indigenous and tribal peoples

Those are the initial views of my delegation on the report of the Secretary General.

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Preliminary guidelines should be developed from the exercise.

In a world where everything has become faster, reaction is less an option than ever before.

The purpose is to present a preliminary picture of the results.

Talks are ongoing between the two parties in order to merge the two plans.

Dates had not yet been set for formal talks.

That is the basis for serious talk.

YR Yes, with the final goal to take off, but with initial speed.

Preliminary work has been done on this in the United Kingdom.

There are three primary methods by which States implement the assets freeze.

I don't know any TEDTalk that contains this.

Observers do not seem to expect much from peace talks.

(d) Conducting talks on cooperation in the Galileo programme