▁secret ▁with ▁AN C ▁leaders , ▁including ▁Nelson ▁Mand ela , ▁to ▁judge ▁whether ▁conflict ▁resolution ▁was ▁possible . ▁Disc uss ions ▁and ▁negoti ations ▁took ▁place ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁event ual ▁un b anning ▁of ▁the ▁AN C ▁and ▁other ▁oppos ing ▁political ▁parties ▁by ▁then ▁President ▁de ▁K ler k ▁on ▁ 2 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁official ▁step ▁towards ▁re building ▁South ▁Africa ▁was ▁the ▁Gro ote ▁Sch uur ▁Min ute ▁where ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁AN C ▁agreed ▁on ▁a ▁common ▁commit ment ▁towards ▁the ▁resolution ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁climate ▁of ▁violence ▁and ▁int im id ation , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁commit ment ▁to ▁stability ▁and ▁to ▁a ▁peace ful ▁process ▁of ▁negoti ations . ▁The ▁AN C ▁negoti ated ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁political ▁prisoners ▁and ▁the ▁in dem n ity ▁from ▁pro sec ution ▁for ▁returning ▁ex iles ▁and ▁moreover ▁channels ▁of ▁communication ▁were ▁established ▁between ▁the ▁Government ▁and ▁the ▁AN C . ▁ ▁Later ▁the ▁P ret oria ▁Min ute ▁represented ▁another ▁step ▁towards ▁resolution ▁where ▁agre ements ▁at ▁Gro ote ▁Sch uur ▁were ▁recon sol id ated ▁and ▁steps ▁towards ▁setting ▁up ▁an ▁inter im ▁government ▁and ▁draft ing ▁a ▁new ▁constitution ▁were ▁established ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁susp ension ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁AN C ▁– ▁the ▁Um kh onto ▁we ▁S iz we . ▁This ▁step ▁helped ▁end ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁violence ▁within ▁South ▁Africa . ▁Another ▁agreement ▁that ▁came ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁P ret oria