But a series of confidence-building measures has succeeded in making war seem almost inconceivable.
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But of course there is nothing to stop charities taking such confidence-building measures themselves.
That said, the EU and America would almost certainly want to insist on additional confidence-building measures from Iran.
They badly need to undertake the confidence-building measures under discussion within the alliance.
These civilian contacts were seen as confidence-building measures which might in time lead to similar measures at a military level.
And the treaty also includes provisions concerning conversion and elimination, inspection provisions and verification provisions as well as confidence-building measures.
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Under the plan, the week without violence is intended to lead to six weeks of cooling off, followed by confidence-building measures.
"If people don't get reinvested in the idea that peace is possible, it doesn't matter what confidence-building measures you do, " he said.
It calls for a series of confidence-building measures to end the fighting with the aim of ending the violence and restoring peace.
An agreement to hold talks on nuclear confidence-building measures is especially heartening.
"Our confidence-building measures have encouraged many poor women to come out of the confines of their homes and make Nabanna a roaring success, " Ghosh Ray added.
There may be confidence-building measures that need to take place.
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These called for an immediate ceasefire, followed by a cooling-off period and a series of confidence-building measures to bridge the gap between the current violence and a resumption of long-term negotiations.
Iranian negotiator Ali Bagheri challenged the six countries on that point, telling reporters "what is being referred to as confidence-building measures are actions that both sides ... need to take" simultaneously.
And so immediate, concrete, tangible effects -- we had offered them the possibility, as part of a series of confidence-building measures to move forward with a nutritional aid package, for example.
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Several confidence-building measures have gained momentum since.
Iranian officials have said they are reluctant to start scaling back nuclear activities without a clear guarantee of what they would eventually get if they go beyond the confidence-building measures and address all concerns about their nuclear program.
And our role in this is to build confidence-building measures, to bring about a set of confidence-building measures that would allow both Afghan parties, the government and the Taliban, to demonstrate their seriousness in pursuing the process and eventually begin negotiating.
Now, our starting point is we expect continuity in behavior from the North Korean leadership, but it is also the case that the new leadership has agreed to take specific confidence-building measures, which were announced today, and we view that as a positive step.
On a trip to the region last week, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell got the two sides to agree to complete seven straight days without violence -- to be followed by a six-week "cooling-off period" when the two sides would begin to implement confidence-building measures.
And that's why I think Prime Minister Berlusconi's invitation to the IMF to certify that the reform plan that they put in place is one that they will, in fact, follow is an example of the steady, confidence-building measures that need to take place in order for us to get back on track.
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