They must still resolve outstanding differences, including which of the two ambitious men would be at the top of the ticket.
The roots of this phenomenon can be traced back to the outstanding difference in income between the poor and the rich.
The delegations also agreed to form a bilateral commission to resolve outstanding differences, officials said.
For example, the two sides still have outstanding differences over "Star Wars."
Most critical, the outstanding differences between Serbia and Croatia, the two major powers in the area, are now relatively small.
The discussions will now go back to foreign ministers to resolve outstanding differences.
At the same time, there are still outstanding differences between the manufacturers and insurers.
Even with the outstanding differences, Turkey's leaders had tried to persuade reluctant party members, twice postponing a vote to bring them along.
At this point, I do not believe that outstanding differences will become easier to resolve over time.
In discussions so far, general agreement has been reached on many issues but some outstanding differences remain to be resolved.