Clinton said while the U.S. would talk with Burma's military rulers, sanctions would remain in place until Burma shows concrete progress towards reform.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

Washington says,while it will hold dialogue with Burma, the sanctions will remain in place until there are signs of real democratic change in the country.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

Though Iran was to respond by Friday, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran told it that while it was considering the plan in a favorable light it needed until the middle of next week to make a decision.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24