Talks combinations.

Talks, and talks about talks.

Talks, hold talks, round of talks, discussions, negotiations, talks about talks, talking shop.

When governments or other bodies wish to reach agreements, they hold or have talks, discussions or negotiations. A meeting or a series of related meetings of this kind is a round of talks.

Where preparation is needed before the main talks, for example to decide on the meeting place and the participants, they may first hold talks about talks.

An official organization where representatives meet regularly to give speeches and exchange opinions, but which has no real power, is a talking shop.

· Agriculture ministers of the European Community are to hold a new round of talks on Friday teaching agreement on proposals to reduce subsidies to farmers.

· He said they had held what he termed very interesting discussions on arms control.

· Guatemalan guerrillas and leaders of the country's nine largest parties are holding negotiations near Madrid to try to end Guatemala's long-running civil war.

· Japanese diplomats described today's meeting as talks about talks. Japan is seeking no more than to agree the date, venue and level for formal talks on opening diplomatic relations with North Korea.

· Governments, especially in the West, which used to dismiss the United Nations as a mere talking shop, now see the possibilities for the body to act more as a world policeman.

Talks combinations.

Use the verbs in the box to complete the extracts.

conclude attend break off

resume talks walk out of

convene suspend

1.Brazilian delegation flies to Washington today, Wednesday, to __________

talks with the International Monetary Fund which broke down without agreement last week.

2.It wants to cut interest rates as soon as it has successfully __________ talks on

cutting the budget deficit.

3.Mr.Alatas has made it clear that he would not __________ talks unless he was

convinced of the commitment of all the parties concerned.

4. Mr. Hameed is to travel to the northern Jaffina peninsula in an attempt to meet the Tigers, who refused to _________ talks arranged on Thursday in the east the island. 5. The latest attempt at negotiation broke down on Friday after one of the Mohawk factions __________ talks with the Quebec government.

6. Two of the worlds largest tire makers, Germany's Continental and Italy's Pirelli, have decided not to merge. The two companies say they have _________ talks after 15 months.

7. Yesterday Nelson Mandela said the ANC would _________ talkswith the government about a new constitution if a set of demands were not met by May 9^th.

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