That could open the way to serious negotiations about the country's future.

It is not yet clear whether serious negotiations can begin.

The fact is that no serious negotiations have taken place.

"We have to get back to the table and start serious negotiations," he said.

That is why his professional playing rights are the focus of serious negotiations - and have been since he was 10.

"We were in serious negotiations for about 48 hours," he said.

None of this means that serious negotiations are under way.

They began serious negotiations to work out their differences last August.

Here he began serious negotiations for the purchase of land.

"You can't have a serious negotiation because there's no real government."