To seek (diplomatic / international / official / formal) recognition (as an independent / sovereign state)

de jure recognition признание де-юре, юридическое признание

9. peacetime [ uncountable ] a period of time when a country is not fighting a war мирное время: The talks were aimed at establishing normal peacetime relations between the two countries.

in / during peacetime: The British could afford to reduce defence spending in peacetime without excessive risk. | A country's army may be quite small during peacetime.

10. peaceful not involving war, fighting, or violence мирный: the peaceful use of nuclear energy | There was a relatively peaceful transfer of power from the military government to the new democracy. | The peaceful transition to democracy depends mainly on the military regime.

peaceful means / manner / method / way: Some important political changes have been achieved by peaceful means. | Unification shall be achieved through peaceful means.

for peaceful purposes: They emphasized that their equipment was for peaceful and not military purposes.

11. peace-loving | peaceful believing strongly in peace rather than war миролюбивый, мирный: These people are peace-loving, law-abiding citizens.

12. peaceful coexistence / co-existence [ uncountable ] a situation in which nations live in peace with one another мирное сосуществование: There could be peaceful co-existence between different political systems. | She hoped the different ethnic groups in the area could live together in peaceful co-existence. | Nixon contends that we are heading into a period of peaceful coexistence in the world.

to establish peaceful coexistence: The countries in Europe have established peaceful co-existence.

13. peacekeeping [ uncountable ] the maintenance of international peace and security by the deployment of military forces in a particular area, especially the supervision by international forces of a truce between hostile nations сохранение / поддержание / обеспечение мира: The UN's undersecretary-general is in charge of peacekeeping.

peacekeeping force(s) / troops / army a group of soldiers who are sent to a place in order to stop two opposing groups from fighting each other войска по поддержанию мира: A large peacekeeping force is now being assembled. | It is now hoped that the full peacekeeping force will be in place by the end of the month.

peacekeeping operation / mission операция по поддержанию мира: US troops taking part in the peacekeeping mission | Nigerian warplanes involved in peace-keeping operations in Liberia | The United Nations peacekeeping mission was a disaster waiting to happen. | Wars begin and end quickly; peacekeeping missions go on for ever.

to establish / deploy / install a peacekeeping force / army / peacekeeping troops (in a place) | to send a peacekeeping force / army / peacekeeping troops to / into a particular place вводить / размещать / направлять войска по поддержанию мира: They signed a protocol on interim measures to establish peacekeeping forces and military observers. | It would be the first major peacekeeping force deployed in the Western Hemisphere. | The United Nations has installed a peacekeeping force to maintain order until the elections in May 1993. | The United Nations has decided to send a peacekeeping force into the area.

to withdraw a peacekeeping force / army / peacekeeping troops (from a place) выводить / отводить войска по поддержанию мира: Panama called for the United States to withdraw its peacekeeping army.

14. peacekeeper [ countable; usually plural ] a soldier in a military force that has been sent to a place in order to prevent war, especially between groups who have been fighting there участник / солдат сил по поддержанию мира; страж мира: American marines were sent abroad as peacekeepers. | American ground troops are to join the UN peacekeepers to try to stop the war from spreading.

15. peacemaker | peacekeeper [ countable ] a person, organization, or country that tries to persuade groups of people or nations to stop fighting миротворец, примиритель: The Labour government acts as a peacemaker and mediator. | They want the United Nations to play a bigger role as the world's peacekeeper.

16. to mediate (1) [ intransitive; transitive ] to try to end a disagreement between two people, groups, or countries посредничать, быть посредником, выступать в качестве посредника

negotiations / talks break down / collapse / stall переговоры провалились / потерпели неудачу: Negotiations broke down after only two days. | Peace talks have broken down in the Middle East. | The peace talks seem to have stalled again.

breakdown of negotiations / talks провал / срыв переговоров: This bomb attack has led to the breakdown of peace talks.

to resume / revive / reopen negotiations / talks возобновлять переговоры: The United States urged Moscow and the rebels to resume peace talks. | Their aim is to revive the peace talks.

negotiations / talks resume / reopen / revive переговоры возобновляются: The delegations again failed to agree on when or where the negotiations should resume. | The trade talks will resume next month.

a round / session of negotiations / talks раунд переговоров: the next round of arms negotiations | the need for a fresh round of peace talks

peace negotiations / talks мирные переговоры, переговоры о мире: The agreement was reached during peace talks sponsored by the European Community.

5. settlement [ countable ] an official agreement that ends a disagreement урегулирование; соглашение: Hopes grew that a workable peace settlement might emerge. | They are not optimistic about a settlement of the eleven year conflict.

peaceful / peace / political settlement мирное / политическое урегулирование: The treaty guaranteed the peaceful settlement of disputes between the two countries. | The tentative discussions in Washington towards a peace settlement are now irrelevant. | Without a political settlement any truce in Bosnia remains precarious.

negotiated settlement урегулирование путем переговоров: They called for a negotiated settlement restoring the republic's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

settlement of / to a conflict / dispute / crisis: the search for a peaceful settlement of the Northern Ireland conflict | They helped negotiate peaceful settlements to several independence wars.

to reach / achieve / negotiate / secure / find a settlement урегулировать, добиваться урегулирования, обеспечивать урегулирование; достигать соглашения, приходить к соглашению: It now seems unlikely that it will be possible to reach a peaceful settlement of the conflict. | No one can underestimate the difficulties implicit in achieving a negotiated settlement. | They are negotiating a peace settlement. | Our objective must be to secure a peace settlement. | But Mr Reynolds said that renewed efforts were needed to find a political settlement in Northern Ireland.

6. solution [ countable ] a way of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation решение, разрешение: a peaceful solution to the troubles in the region | talks aimed at finding a peaceful solution to the crisis

a solution to a conflict / dispute / crisis / problem: There are no simple solutions to the problem of overpopulation.

peaceful / political solution (to sth) мирное / политическое решение / разрешение: But people do not believe there can be a peaceful solution to the crisis. | Any political solution presupposes that the fate of prisoners must be settled.

to seek a solution (to sth) искать решение / разрешение: City council members are still seeking solutions to the problem of unemployment.

to find / arrive at / bring about / obtain a solution (to sth) найти решение: UN leaders are working hard to find a peaceful solution to the conflict. | The parties involved attempted to arrive at a solution. | That is not going to help to bring about a just and peaceful solution to the problem. | He agreed to go to Rome himself to try to obtain an acceptable solution. | There have been fewer serious efforts towards obtaining effective solutions.

to come up with / devise a solution (to sth) разработать / подготовить решение: The committee has failed to come up with any solutions to the crisis.

to offer / provide a solution (to sth) to be a possible solution являться решением: Solar energy offers a low cost solution to our fuel problems.

to propose / suggest / offer a solution (to sth) предлагать решение: Some of our economists are proposing the same solutions. | The warring factions are suggesting drastically different solutions to the crisis. | More than half the builders offered other solutions to the fee problem.

to reject a solution (to sth) отвергать решение: It was not the first time that sensible political solutions had been rejected.

7. agreement (1) [ countable ] a decision or arrangement, often formal and written, between two or more people, groups, organizations, or countries соглашение, договор; контракт: If society is to exist as a unity there must be an agreement on shared values. | The dispute was settled by an agreement that satisfied both sides.

ceasefire agreement соглашение о прекращении огня / военных действий