The French had floated the idea of placing the diplomatic work in the hands of the UN.

法国人提出了将外交工作交由联合国处理的意见。

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He has not stepped back from his policy of seeking to work with Iran after thirty years without diplomatic ties.

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Top politicians from other countries often engage in charitable or diplomatic work when they retire.

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More than once his contacts through diplomatic work turned out to be especially knowledgeable about fish.

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That's really going to require political and diplomatic work between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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