By unilateral abolition of the visa regime, Armenia seeks to accelerate negotiations with the EU on visa facilitation.

But Brian Peters, who along with Jeff Moorad represents Kazmir, said the left-handed pitcher wanted to accelerate negotiations and begin pitching.

Several Democratic legislators said they did know whether Mr. Cuomo's move today ultimately would accelerate negotiations on crime legislation toward an agreement or prolong them through partisan bickering.

One tangible outcome of the discussions was an agreement to accelerate negotiations in areas less contentious than agricultural trade, involving manufactured goods and services.

Or would the raid instead accelerate negotiations for a cease-fire between Serbs and the Muslim-led Bosnian Government?

Quickening the Pace Ravitch said he regretted the union's action in setting a strike date, but noting that Fehr said it would accelerate negotiations, he endorsed that idea.

House speaker John Boehner is set to sign an offer from Obama to accelerate negotiations.

But Mr. Netanyahu, he said, aims to accelerate negotiations in order to prove that the Palestinians are stubborn and will not agree.

Asked if the trade request was merely an attempt to accelerate stalled negotiations, Banks said: "Asking for a trade was asking for a trade.

With Musgrave's appointment, the British colonial secretary, Lord Granville, pushed Musgrave to accelerate negotiations with Canada towards union.