| 释义 |
good offices
A technique of peaceful settlement of an international dispute, in which a third party, acting with the consent of the disputing states, serves as a friendly intermediary in an effort to persuade them to negotiate between themselves without necessarily offering the disputing states substantive suggestions towards achieving a settlement. A good example occurred during the 1979–80 Iranian hostage crisis, when Iran and the USA resolved the crisis by means of the good offices of the Algerian government. Iran released the US and Canadian hostages to Algeria. See also conciliation; mediation. |