conference; council; convention
memorandum of agreement; agreement; memorandum of understanding; MOU; letter of intent; heads of agreement
continued consultation; continuous conference
put heads together and confer; convene and discuss; go into a huddle (over)
multilateral conference; multilateral negotiations
direct talks; direct discussion; direct discussions
Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization; IMCO
six-party talks (regarding the North Korean nuclear weapons program)
Structural Impediments Initiative talks; SII
joint consultation system