<prompt> tafsiri zifuatazo kutoka kwa swahili hadi kiingereza.tulikubaliana kwa kuwa mazungumzo yamechukua muda mrefu, hatua zichukuliwe kuyakamilisha ili ikifika machi 2008 yawe yamemalizika.  <response>: we agreed to participate in the mediation, and the parties agreed to complete it by may 11. 