They should consider signing a declaration that, in the event of their being seized, no efforts should be made to secure their release, other than peaceful negotiations.

It was one of the first peaceful negotiations to take place during that tumultuous time.

The organisation's primary goal was to prevent armed conflict through collective security, military and naval disarmament, and settling international disputes through peaceful negotiations and arbitration.

They try to pre-empt their wrath by attempting to form peaceful negotiations.