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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=191174
The Negotiating Process - Where Do We Go from Here?
(Jerusalem Post) Alan Baker - One way of enabling all sides to climb down from their respective trees would be to determine an agreed-upon "Code of Conduct" for the negotiating process that would bind all concerned, satisfy their requirements in general terms and hence obviate the need to impose individual and partisan preconditions. The principles of such a Code of Conduct should include: acknowledging the continued validity of previous agreements; refraining from dictating preconditions for entry into, continuation, or completion of negotiations; and refraining from derogatory statements regarding other parties to the negotiation. The writer served as the legal adviser to the Foreign Ministry and as ambassador to Canada.