Quotes about Negotiations

I'm very pleased with this visit. We spoke in great detail about all our business, about where we stand in our negotiations.

Viktor Chernomyrdin

Turkey does not need 8-10 years to conclude negotiations, particularly close technical matters.

Ali Babacan

We are not in a good place. We should be closer now. There should be more progress. And I can't stand here and say that I am comfortable with the negotiations as they stand at this instant.

Gary Dellaverson

We are not interested in a show of negotiations without substance.

Hanan Ashrawi

We've had hard-core negotiations over the last week with them and Friday is our last day this deal can happen.

Frank Jacobs

He believed in peace negotiations to solve the ethnic problem.

Ranil Wickremesinghe

With this [impeachment] out of the way, it creates a better atmosphere. They can have some success with their negotiations with the IMF.

Andre Cita

FF ... He says he is currently in negotiations to pen 'Fantastic Four 2' and would love to come back again. He knows in which direction he wants the characters to head and plans to have all the Fantastic Four come back.

Mark Frost

The negotiations have gone well.

Peter Eriksson

The German government expects from Russia and Ukraine that the bilateral negotiations between the two countries about gas deliveries to Ukraine should not lead to the curtailing of gas provisions in Europe.

Thomas Steg

He certainly has made some strides in terms of negotiating some fair deals in his hospital negotiations.

Gary Frazier

We were pleased with our progress and believe the meetings this week have injected new momentum and energy into the negotiations.

Dorothy Dwoskin

Iran has been and still is ready to go for negotiations.

Aliasghar Soltaniyeh

There was a possibility that the negotiations would come to a deadlock if Japan did not pay.

Bunroku Yoshino

The amendments mean pursuing Jewish settlements and not resuming the negotiations from the point where they left off.

Saeb Erekat

I expect that the president and the prime minister will announce the resumption of formal negotiations at this summit.

Robert Fife

It was a business meeting and not a meeting for negotiations -- an attempt to break the ice and tension after Camp David.

Nabil Aburdeneh

We are looking at very, very difficult negotiations in the days ahead, ... strong positions, and many of us do have very strongly held positions. That's the nature of the game. My only regret is we didn't get into the negotiations early enough.

Munir Akram

For the support given to Croatia to open EU membership negotiations.

Ivo Sanader

This is the kind of intractable problem that can probably only be resolved through negotiations, and those negotiations may have to include the Boeing- Airbus dispute - which, given its complexity, should be settled through negotiations anyway.

Jean Anderson

The longer they hold onto these people the more difficult the negotiations and transition to another firm will become.

Art Bowman

Let the negotiations with different sides continue. Later we can make judgments.

Hamid reza Asefi

Argentina really doesn't need our help in this regard because it has the success story that it needs to take into these kinds of negotiations.

Tom Shannon

We don't negotiate agreements through the media. But I will say our relationship with the Town of Johnston has been fantastic and our negotiations fruitful.

Tom Hickey

There is a common desire from the U.S., Brazil and Argentina to focus their concern on the ending of the subsidy problem that jeopardizes trade negotiations.

Marco Aurelio Garcia

We have nothing to add. We seriously talk to hundreds of companies every year and we maintain confidentiality in any negotiations we have until there is a deal.

Lara Wade

We will be prepared, despite this hoopla, for negotiations, free of preconditions and with manifest good will.

Cyrus Nasseri

We're going to continue negotiations.

John Hunsinger

Negotiations have been long and complex, but we are delighted to have reached agreement with these companies. It's critical that we have the right commercial agreements in place.

Meryl Bushell

This is becoming the pre-eminent issue of labor negotiations. Sikorsky is certainly making good money, and if they want good workers they will have to pay good benefits.

James Duffy

I expect that the constitution would be finished before Monday. Negotiations are still under way and everybody is determined to finish it before the deadline.

Saleh Al mutlaq

There is definitely a new momentum to the services negotiations.

Hamid Mamdouh

We are in negotiations with them and will still negotiate with them.

Sharon Wenzl

Those negotiations are at a very sensitive point right now.

Joe Stanhope

It has been a long 10 months of negotiations. We are happy to finally reach a tentative agreement with the board and return our focus to the education of Elgin's students.

Dave Beaver

It imparts a certain momentum to nuclear negotiations with the US. France has played a significant role in what is currently going on between India and the US.

Dilip Lahiri

It is hard to say exactly what the impact of such a speech can have on the development of merger negotiations.

Frank Governali

Parliament must reassemble. It is the only body with a mandate for negotiations.

Ranil Wickremesinghe

The Commission is considering making an offer on the agriculture negotiations but no decision has been taken. There will be no move today.

Peter Power

The Iranian government and police have not paid any ransom to the captors. They were released through negotiations.

Mehdi Ahmadi

I have not heard a peep from Peninsula. If they were in contract negotiations, we certainly would find out about them.

Marty Hodgkins

We are satisfied with the results of the negotiations ... We have reached agreement on a mutually profitable and mutually acceptable basis.

Alexei Miller

We waited for the legislation to be approved as per the contract negotiations with the Uniformed Firefighters Association.

Frank Gribbon

I will give the negotiations one month to succeed. If they fail, I will withdraw from government.

Arben Xhaferi

I do agree that additional negotiations are in order and am glad to hear that both parties are in agreement on that.

Judge Allan Gropper

We don't want a policy of confrontation and sanctions and will keep our doors open for negotiations (with Iran).

Michael Schaefer

As we think about master planning, we always think about our on-going negotiations with the governor, which would certainly be a trigger. If legislative changes were favorable, we would need to expand our gaming floor.

Ray Rose

I hope that in some way our release will lead to further negotiations for peace.

Christopher Stone

Negotiations are not our intention, negotiation is a method.

Mahmud Zahar

I'm very pleased to announce that agreement has now been reached that negotiations on Turkey's accession into the European Union can and will begin in the very near future.

Jack Straw

Yes, we talk to the Tigers because they are armed. But they are also proving to be clever in negotiations.

Harry Gunatillake

We are moving along in a good timely fashion. I don't think it has been protracted or dragged out the negotiations.

Ken Dawson

What we were not able to avoid today, just like yesterday, was volatility. We have to see how investors receive the information (about Iraq and the budget negotiations).

Hector Jimenez

If there is no agreed negotiating framework, the negotiations will not start.

Kypros Chrysostomides

The union was aware of the changing business environment even prior to negotiations.

Monty Vest

A lot of this depends on how contract negotiations go. The faster they go, the more likely we can go this year. There may be new requirements introduced; it's a dynamic situation. We're ready to move quickly.

Bill Tolpegin

We have decided to continue discussions. There are elements in these negotiations that give us grounds for hope that we will reach an agreement.

Ali Hosseinitash

We have agreed on a national unity government. The negotiations will continue in Baghdad among all the parties.

Masoud Barzani

Your letter is nothing more than lip service to the idea of negotiations while you prepare your motion to rip up these contracts.

Henry Reichard

If this was regular negotiations, the committee would have turned this down. We would have said 'No,' we would have been on strike.

Bobby De Pace

For the really controversial issues of non-trade items, like environment and labor, I would suggest we go around them very cautiously. I don't think we should have them in the negotiations.

Supachai Panitchpakdi

After several decades of conflict ... and negotiations for almost six years, all the problems between us are known.

Oded Eran

We are in the final stages of negotiations and hope to strike a deal sooner than later.

Lakshman Watawala

Both sides have recognized there will be negotiations in the future, but both sides appear to be taking their chances with the judge.

Connie Slayback

With the fate of our airline and jobs hanging in the balance, we believe we should return to the table for meaningful negotiations, and not negotiate through e-mail.

Nick Miller

Negotiations to reach a final conclusion are going to be continued on Feb. 16 in Moscow.

Hossein Entezami

In my opinion, there's been no negotiations. All we want to do is sit down and see what can be done that's best for everyone.

Dennis Bingham

One thing that I have learned from this (negotiations) is that I would like better communication between the board and staff.

Julie Miller

We call on the Lebanese government to enter negotiations ... this could take some time.

Benjamin Netanyahu

If you've got 13 felonies, and negotiations are, you have to plead to at least one, which one do you plead to? ... The one the Supreme Court can't even agree is a crime.

Stephen Meyer

The new date to resume negotiations (with the US) has not been confirmed yet, but it will be as soon as possible after the new government is formed.

Sihasak Phuangketkeow

We have more than one option to establish a government. That is one of the best things about yesterday's results. It will depend on the price ... and negotiations.

Lior Horev

We also believe firmly that negotiations will not reap progress, as indicated, because there are differing perspectives.

Paula Dobriansky

I heard that they showed a picture of them and that negotiations seem to be moving forward.

Dwight Landry

In its own way, consider it a step forward. With all these competitive campaigns, decisions ultimately come down to some tough negotiations and we've got to be prepared.

Robert Brady

These negotiations are dragging on and even issues that are reported as settled details are not working out to our liking.

Jim Spellane

If asked if it's possible or not, it is possible. But we are not in negotiations now.

Yasuhide Uno

I have already issued instructions that the necessary documents be prepared, and on Wednesday (March 22) we will resume negotiations.

Yuriy Yekhanurov

I don't think that the negotiations will fail.

Michael Glos

The Europeans should tell us whether these ideas can work as the basis for continued negotiations or not. If yes, fine. If not, then the negotiations cannot continue.

Hassan Rowhani

We're in final negotiations with a couple of vendors, but we haven't signed any contracts.

Kevin Evanto

There is no D-Day. Negotiations can continue until Oct. 15.

Ali Dabagh

We didn't set out with the goal of trying to get rid of O'Brien's. The whole goal of the negotiations was to ensure they brought a disadvantaged business enterprise as a partner.

Jennifer Hoyle

(Bush) believes the way forward has to have both sides reach an agreement by way of negotiations.

Melanie Gruer

The negotiations with Russia do not foresee any preconditions.

Ali Hosseinitash

They have done negotiations but never with abolition in mind in fact we are making more nuclear weapons here, the Americans, the Russians, the French, the Chinese are probably the same.

Bruce Kent

When our negotiations begin to take a while, it's not on revenue, it's on marketing and maintaining our integrity.

Jerry Steinbrink

I doubt that the ING talks are falling apart. I have the feeling that all of this is part of the negotiations. That doesn't mean that ING is going to be the acquirer, but I doubt that they've gone away.

David Shove

Because negotiations are ongoing, we have no comment. I want to reinforce that we are not done.

Bob Combs

He might have been approached but I can't say if negotiations are taking place... all I know is that Bailey is still the coach.

Brian Rose

We have said right from the start, without negotiations, the document is not going anywhere. So we're happy finally that there's a recognition there has to be face-to-face negotiations. These will be difficult, these are a bit late. But it's not an impossible task.

Munir Akram

I think this is one of the most aggressive negotiations and best deals for a city to date.

Sharon Robinson

The German presidency will not seek a solution at the expense of weaker members during these difficult negotiations.

Joschka Fischer

We are early in the game, ... But, from our prospective, the most important issue in the negotiations was competitive balance. We believe we have seen a significant improvement just this year.

Rob Manfred

Minor-league baseball will continue with replacements. No further negotiations are scheduled or contemplated.

George Yund

Had some questions, we tried to give some answers... it was not negotiations.

Marc Grossman

We don't comment on any deals that are in negotiations. I can't even give you a gauge of our interest. But we own and operate venues as part of our core business.

Michael Roth

Agreement has now been reached that negotiations on Turkey's accession to the European Union can and will begin in the very near future.

Jack Straw

The economics of the industry are good. But my ability to predict what happens in negotiations over the last 25 years has not been good.

Donald Fehr

The commissioner indicated he would take that into account to the extent he had an impact (on negotiations). We've been talking to them for well over a year.

Fred Glass