Meanings of tripartite talks in English

Fiji's government has rendered tripartite talks on labour issues a waste of time, a unionist says.

He said unions were contributing to the tripartite talks, in particular to the Employment Relations Advisory board.

But it was principally brokered in earlier tripartite talks involving the European Union, Japan and the US.

The UN agency said such precipitate actions do not help create the necessary constructive atmosphere for the tripartite talks.

It was, unfortunately, a short-lived episode, collapsing last week when the group insisted on immediate tripartite talks involving the Pakistani government.

Hard-line separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani denounced Chidambaram's latest offer for talks and has demanded tripartite talks between India, Pakistan and Kashmiri separatists.