What constitutes the appropriate mandate for the FMCT negotiation?

The proposed negotiation mandate for the ad hoc committee on an FMCT, as contained in the food for thought paper, clearly indicates that the negotiations should be initiated without preconditions .

The Group believes that such a text raises serious issues of mandate and prejudices the negotiation process and the efforts for the early conclusion of the draft convention.

In that regard, over the past 10 years, it has called for the negotiation of a non discriminatory, multilateral and internationally and effectively verifiable treaty in accordance with the Shannon mandate.

Negotiation of an FMCT remains a high Canadian priority for the CD, and we are increasingly impatient for the negotiation to begin.

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Strengthen local capacity for negotiation, monitoring and evaluation.

The appeal to electoral expertise during the negotiation phase, for example, can assist in the establishment of a realistic electoral calendar and the prevention of vague language that confuses rather than clarifies the electoral mandate.

By any standards, an FMCT is ripe for negotiation.

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We are open to the possibilities for discussion of issues of concern to us and CD partners, and when an issue is ripe for negotiation, we would welcome negotiation.

Participants engage in identifying sources of conflict, and examine traditional negotiation, and rights based negotiation approaches.

In 1995, by the so called Shannon mandate, the Conference on Disarmament was requested to start negotiation on a verifiable fissile material cut off treaty in the context of an ad hoc committee.

Our countries are States parties to the principal international disarmament and non proliferation instruments, and as such we renew here our commitment to the mandate granted to the sole multilateral disarmament negotiation forum.

Given this passage of time, can we afford to entertain the possibility that the mandate covering negotiation of an FMCT may exclude existing stocks as well as being devoid of specificity on verification?

That has led to calls for the negotiation of new legal instruments.

The end date for the elimination of export subsidies is under negotiation.

Crisis management and negotiation

Specific areas of negotiation

7. Decides to establish an ad hoc committee for the negotiation of such an instrument to start its work in Vienna as soon as the draft terms of reference for such negotiation are adopted

(vi) Ad Hoc Committee for the negotiation of a legal instrument against corruption

And the issue which quite clearly is ripe for negotiation is an FMCT.

A. Expediting the negotiation process

Urges all parties involved in the process of negotiation to do their utmost to carry out successfully the mandate of the working group and to present for adoption as soon as possible a final draft United Nations declaration on the rights of indigenous people

In this regard, while it considers that there is a need to begin the negotiation of an agreement on this issue in this forum, my delegation supports the mandate contained in the five Ambassadors' proposal as the most viable compromise formula for beginning our work.

Specific training for indigenous peoples on negotiation techniques would be a particularly valuable contribution.

UNITAR conducted a session on a problem solving model for negotiation and decision making.

Exchange of information, consultation and negotiation

Only such discussion can bring us closer to understanding which topics are ready for negotiation.

Well three sons got into a negotiation.

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Negotiation of a Successor Agreement to the

negotiation and mediation skills and techniques and

Negotiation of a Successor Agreement to the

The need for the rapid completion of the negotiation of the draft convention was also emphasized.

Of the main issues, FMCT is, in our view, by far the ripest priority for negotiation.

Negotiation is the foundation of the Conference on Disarmament, and like any negotiation it requires that all those involved show goodwill and flexibility.

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Takes part in the negotiation of international agreements.

Extensive experience in negotiation of bilateral tax treaties.

Negotiation of an FMCT is truly long overdue.

Recalling, in this respect, that the Conference has a number of urgent and important issues for negotiation,

Recalling, in this respect, that the Conference has a number of urgent and important issues for negotiation,

Recalling, in this respect, that the Conference has a number of urgent and important issues for negotiation,

This mandate usually runs for three years, and the current mandate expires in June 2008.