Negotiations in International RelationsIntroductionIn international law, diplomatic negotiations are the primary means of peaceful resolution of disputes between states, which consists of direct discussions. In this research paper we present these negotiations to reach a full understanding of the concept, its importance and how things work in international politics. Diplomacy is the practice of conducting negotiations between parties, more specifically between diplomats, representatives of states and is mainly used to conduct international relations on issues such as peace, trade, war, economy, culture, environment and human rights. Negotiations are a means of resolving initial problems through the conclusion of a contract between interested parties, the means of reaching an agreement and finding a solution acceptable to the parties. The talks represent the most important part, they are the most efficient and most used tool to resolve international problems and to reach a conclusion through treaties and agreements between states. Negotiation, in general, is considered as a process in which actors try to reach an agreement from which each actor should derive maximum benefit and we should take into account that agreements can be explicit or tacit. Negotiation ranges from wars, to science, to business, to diplomatic representation strategies and can also be used to defend private interests. The goal is to get the other party to accept an agreement that suits them as much as possible, giving up the minimum of what they are willing to concede, trying to obtain the maximum and grant the minimum. The basis of negotiations between nations...... half of the document ......erilor-diplomatice/, accessed 04.05.20143. Cohen, Raymond, (1991), Negotiating Across Cultures: Barriers to Communication in International Diplomacy, Washington: US Institute of Peace4. Crawford, Charles, (2011), “Diplomatic Persuasion”, in Diplomat Magazine, http://www.diplomatmagazine.com/issues/2011/september/512-diplomatic-persuasion-v15-512.html, accessed 05.05.20145 . Henig, R., (1995), Versailles and after: 1919-1933, London: Routledge6. Melvyn, Leffler, (1986), “Adherence to the agreements: Yalta and the experiences of the first cold war”, in International Security, n. 97. Repgen, Konrad, (1998), “Negotiating the Peace of Westphalia: A Survey with an Examination of the Main Issues”, in Klaus Bußmann and Heinz Schilling (eds.), 1648: War and Peace in Europe, 1998, Munster, p. 356