No formal negotiations will take place in these working groups, officials say.

At the same time, formal negotiations for a final agreement will begin.

It was the first formal negotiation between the men in more than four years.

And they have not agreed on the terms for formal negotiations.

The screen process ended and formal negotiations began on 27 June 2011.

"I will try to see if we can pave the way in order to get into formal negotiations."

At the moment, with no formal negotiations, all manner of speculation is running.

No formal negotiations are scheduled, although they could resume soon.

The Commission has suggested formal negotiations being launched before the end of next month.

Often interlocutors will talk with each other before formal negotiations.