Union leaders said they would ask the labor minister to negotiate an accord.

In those cases, however, the immunity agreements are accords negotiated by both sides.

The two Governments negotiated a similar accord during the 1972-74 period of detente, but it was never signed.

Unlike his predecessors, he has yet to negotiate a major accord cutting strategic weapons.

American officials said today that at least 3.1 million metric tons of food would be provided under an accord being negotiated with Moscow.

Meanwhile, the two Governments will seek to negotiate a comprehensive accord for eliminating all subsidies over the next five years.

The Clinton Administration has won some concessions and says it is close to negotiating a workable accord.

Among these were several political accords negotiated with groups that had bitterly tangled with his mother in the final years of her life.

The statement left the impression that the new president thought it was a waste of time negotiating an accord with an untrustworthy Communist leader.