But, Le Ray did much more than broker talks and exert influence.

But an effort by Mr. Carter to broker talks between Mr. Chávez and his opposition during a visit last month ended when the opposition refused to meet him.

Meanwhile, the broker talks to the woman.

Since the 2011 Libyan civil war], Chavez was outspoken in support of Gaddafi and offered to broker talks between him and the opposition.

This was an attempt to broker talks between the North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh and the Americans and their allies.

This is not broker talk.

For that, Pakistan needs to stop giving sanctuary to the Taliban and offer to broker immediate talks between the insurgents and the Kabul regime and the Americans.

Saeb Erekat, the Palestinians' chief negotiator, called on Washington to dispatch an envoy immediately to broker talks between the two sides.

Later, during a visit to Havana, he ceremoniously put on his "diplomatic hat" and sought to broker talks between Fidel Castro and Kissinger on normalization of relations.

In an attempt to stop the fighting spreading, France, the former colonial power, has sought to broker talks between President Ange-Felix Patasse and the rebels.