bilateral talks

Mr. Gates said the bilateral talks centered instead on what he described as the importance of re-establishing military ties.

In the long term, Six - party Talks are not likely to restore, and North Korea will focus on the bilateral talks with the United States.

Formal bilateral talks, which had stalled for more than a decade, were resumed.

United States later confirmed the meeting, but didn't ascertain whether or not more bilateral talks will take place.

It is the first high level bilateral talks between the two countries since the civilian government took over in Pakistan in March.

The relations between the DPRK and the US must be turned from being hostile to peaceful through bilateral talks.

As for the situation in Afghanistan, different forms of discussions were made at the meeting and in bilateral talks in particular.

"Hostile relations [with] the US should be converted into peaceful ties through bilateral talks without fail, " Kim said.

Bilateral talks rarely work with big players, especially when the US wants the big players to do something they do not want to do.

The agreement also comes with the implicit assumption that Pyongyang will hold much-wanted bilateral talks with Washington.

North Korea has denied admitting it has a nuclear program, and has been insisting on bilateral talks with Washington.

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku called Wednesday for high-level bilateral talks between Japan and China to ease tensions.

China opposes multilateral negotiations, preferring to divide and conquer with bilateral talks.

Shortly before Mr Obama's visit, the deputy chief of the People's Liberation Army happened to be inAustraliafor annual bilateral talks.

President Obama also had bilateral talks Saturday with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

Thailand insists that bilateral talks can resolve the border dispute and rejects outside mediation.

Libya is in bilateral talks for the French-built combat aircraft.

Mr Hill's discussions in Beijing involved some bilateral talks with North Korea's deputy foreign minister, Kim Gye Gwan.

Mr. Obama shook hands with Cabinet ministers and other officials before beginning bilateral talks with President Yudhoyono.

Second, bilateral talks raise the specter of great-power competition.

Towards North Korea, too, Mr Obama has dangled the prospect of bilateral talks and closer engagement.

US and Chinese officials holding bilateral talks in Washington this week have plenty on their plates.

The bilateral talks also touched upon some issues on arms control, including PSI.

China's position on the issue of bilateral talks previously seemed unclear.

According to WTO regulations, the two sides will have 60 days to resolve the dispute through bilateral talks before WTO arbitrators step in.

When the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan hold rare bilateral talks in Delhi on July 27th, they will not discuss Kashmir's status.

Mending the world economy, however, must go beyond mere bilateral talks.

Second, will China have bilateral talks with the DPRK and the US?

In the end, bilateral talks may be needed; they can last for decades.

The Historic Bilateral Talks Between Korea and Japan and the Framework of Northeast Asia

Japan aims to begin bilateral talks on three fronts