[ noun ] a move or step or maneuver in political or diplomatic affairs <noun.act>
In Belgrade, Yugoslavia, the Foreign Ministry "presented a demarche to the (U.S.) State Department expecting explanation and additional information" on the incident, according to a statement carried by the state news agency Tanjug.
Turkey has an association agreement with the EC and is moving towards a customs union in 1996. The visit follows the allied demarche to Iraq last week to remove missile batteries and end its radar illumination of allied aircraft.
"It was a very clever demarche, but it came too late." Veteran Saddam-watchers also notice odd changes in the Iraqi president's demeanor: His speech often seems slow, his face puffy and his eyes unfocused.