A week ago, many people, particularly in the electronics industry, were worried that the negotiations would produce nothing of value to them.
But officials of both countries say there is a long way to go before negotiations take hold and actually produce a treaty.
But further negotiations sometimes produce a "best and revised final offer."
The negotiations, which have been going on for months, have not yet produced a deal and could still collapse.
But opposition leaders say they are convinced that only political negotiation will produce a Government order to end the proceedings.
The negotiations also produced an increase in city aid.
And so far those negotiations are producing more questions than answers, people involved in the discussions said.
The negotiations produced a detailed contract governing who can be in the prison.
The President himself also says that only negotiations can ultimately produce a solution.
The negotiations have produced a respectable result and one that adds value to Europe.