The only way, he says, to make Iraq peaceful enough that diplomatic talks can begin.
As the diplomatic talks were going on in Morocco, violence continued in Syria.
Over the years, Holbrooke has traveled to Belgrade on more than 30 occasions for diplomatic talks with the Yugoslav leadership.
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Oil prices beat a hasty retreat Monday, as the dollar firmed up and the prospect of diplomatic talks with Iran soothed fears of a military strike.
At the same time, it has just been announced that the two nations will soon hold a second round of diplomatic talks in Baghdad to determine whether there are ways to cooperate on improving the security situation in Iraq.
The official noted that the Iranians have yet to respond to a diplomatic outreach made during talks on Iran's nuclear program April 8.
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Last, the two countries should do more with regional bodies, such as the South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation, which makes diplomatic encounters and quiet bilateral talks easier to arrange.
To try to patch things up, Holbrooke, who has shuttled throughout Bosnia on the so-far successful diplomatic drive toward opening peace talks, will return to Europe Tuesday and pay first call at the Russian mission in Geneva.
"For the EU, which chairs the talks, there is only a diplomatic solution, " EU spokesman Michael Mann emphasised when I asked whether the threats of military action entered the talks in any way.
The visit, which came a day after former British Prime Minister Tony Blair made his first trip as new Mideast peace envoy, is part of a flurry of diplomatic efforts meant to restart peace talks after a seven-year lull.
In 2002, when the Norwegian government sought to bring the two sides together, India sent diplomatic rather than political negotiators to the talks in Oslo.
It's the goal of the diplomatic efforts of the six-party talks.
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Although it has no diplomatic relations with Chile, it holds regular talks with the Chilean government.
At the diplomatic level, Iran is due to resume talks with six world powers in Kazakhstan on 26 February after a gap of eight months.
"Ambassador Hill's appointment underscores U.S. support for the six-party talks and the goal of a diplomatic solution ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programs, " Boucher said.
After meetings in Beijing, Mr. Kerry and China's top foreign policy official, State Councilor Yang Jiechi, said they would work together to persuade Pyongyang to return to an international diplomatic process, called the six-party talks, which has sought unsuccessfully over the past decade to curtail North Korea's nuclear program.
Secret talks between Turkey and Armenia to open diplomatic ties and reopen their borders are hotly opposed by some in the Armenian diaspora's lobby in America.
In a move that could complicate the diplomatic efforts, victims' relatives have objected to talks between Turkey and Israel until all restrictions imposed on Gaza are lifted.
Less than three weeks ago, the White House announced a diplomatic effort to restart the stalled six-party nuclear talks.
What did not make it to the talks were sensitive topics such as trade and diplomatic disagreements that remain unresolved.
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Diplomatic sources said Mr Hollande and Mr Traore would meet for talks in Paris next Wednesday.
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So Mr Meshal is waiting for the talks to fail, hoping for a groundswell of diplomatic calls for Hamas to be part of future negotiations, even if it refuses to recognise Israel first.
Security minister James Brokenshire held talks in Amman last week as part of the continuing diplomatic efforts.
Japan is due to hold talks with North Korea next week on the normalisation of diplomatic relations.
The diplomatic action came as UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan held talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus.
The U.S. joined those talks and the four of them have offered economic and diplomatic incentives to Iran so that sanctions would not be necessary.
Diplomatic efforts have intensified recently to push the two sides back to peace talks that were abandoned last year.
On August 14th, it announced it would hold talks with Japan later this month, on the establishment of diplomatic relations.
The lack of progress in those talks have placed pressure on President Barack Obama to rethink the United States' diplomatic approach.
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