11. The first informal meeting was held in Dürnstein, Austria, on 9 and 10 August, and achieved its principal objective of re-establishing the atmosphere of mutual respect and dialogue that had reigned at the beginning of the negotiations in Manhasset, but had collapsed in the course of successive rounds.
La première réunion informelle, tenue à Dürnstein (Autriche) les 9 et 10 août, a permis d &apos; atteindre le principal objectif, qui consistait à rétablir le climat de respect mutuel et de dialogue qui avait marqué le début des négociations tenues à Manhasset, avant de voler en éclats lors des cycles successifs.