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“For months we’ve been saying we’re trying to get a framework.”

“We’ve understood what we can get within this time period. We’ve never fudged that … We’re trying to get the framework, which is a huge deal if we’ve used these seven months thus far to get an understanding of where the parties are and to be able to shape the final negotiations.” (US Secretary of State John Kerry in a meeting with journalists in Washington, 26/02/2014.)