proximity talks
Britishplural noun
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Mr Perriello scaled down his expectations and settled on proximity talks and phone calls - including from US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken - hoping to open roads for humanitarian access.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2024
He described Monday’s decision to “postpone” the third round of proximity talks as a “suspension” and gave no indication of when it would end, adding that the HNC was “out of the negotiations”.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 19, 2016
The resumed talks will be "proximity talks," in which U.N. interlocutors visit the rival negotiating teams set up in different venues at the U.N. headquarters in Geneva.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2016
The first U.N.-brokered meeting among Syrian parties will be "proximity talks" in which representatives of the government and opposition gather separately, Kerry said on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
From US News ● Jan. 21, 2016
"The president asked the prime minister to take steps to build confidence for proximity talks so that progress can be made toward comprehensive peace," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters, referring to indirect negotiations.
From Reuters ● Mar. 25, 2010
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