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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Back channel, thrash out the counters

According to reports, the back channel struggled for three years, with meetings in third country capitals to thrash out the contours of a Kashmir solution. It is premised on exactly the "irrelevant boundaries" that Rao resurrected on Sunday. Drafts of the deal apparently included free movement and trade between Kashmiris on either side of the LoC, greater autonomy on both sides of the LoC, and a subsequent withdrawal of troops. A "joint mechanism" was also envisaged which would have Kashmiris, Indians and Pakistanis discussing issues like water rights, which would be important in light of the recent water agitation in Pakistan.

Please explain to me the highlighted parts.
Though I know "trash out" means "to get rid of".

Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Cant-redraw-border-but-can-make-it-irrelevant-Rao/articleshow/6048621.cms
  

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Back channel negotiations are usually ones conducted in secret by lesser diplomats, often when the two (or more) countries involved claim publicly to have suspended relations. These are often arranged through the good offices of a neutral country. "Contours" are the delicate shapes and curves of something - in this case it refers to the details of an agreement.

— Avangi

  • Back channel negotiations are usually ones conducted in secret by lesser diplomats, often when the two (or more) countries involved claim publicly to have suspended relations.
  • These are often arranged through the good offices of a neutral country.
  • "Contours" are the delicate shapes and curves of something - in this case it refers to the details of an agreement.
  • " When you give someone a good thrashing, you beat the **** out of him.
  • IMHO to thrash out the details implies that the discussions were contentious.
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Back channel negotiations are usually ones conducted in secret by lesser diplomats, often when the two (or more) countries involved claim publicly to have suspended relations. These are often arranged through the good offices of a neutral country.

"Contours" are the delicate shapes and curves of something - in this case it refers to the details of an agreement.

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User_garyAccording to reports, the back channel struggled for three years, with meetings in third country capitals to thrash out the contours of a Kashmir solution.
My paraphrase:

According to reports, the unofficial negotiators working in the background (practically in secret, making no announcements to the press) struggled for three years, with meet
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Thank you Avangi and Califjim. I got it now. Again, thanks a lot
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