This promise came at the end of a long process of behind-the-scenes negotiations with Britain and the United States, and was one of the conditions Colonel Qaddafi met in order to end the sanctions.

这一允诺是在与英国和美国漫长的幕后交涉结束后做出的，而且是卡扎菲为了结束制裁所要满足的条件之一。

The Iraqi parliament accepted the resignation of its speaker, Mahmoud al-Mashhadani after hours of behind the scenes negotiations and several days of debate.

伊拉克国民议会接受了议长马什哈达尼的辞呈，此前，议会经过了几个小时不公开磋商和几天的辩论。

Negotiations have yet to begin, though talks are taking place behind the scenes.

但幕后的谈判已经展开。