Existing protocols for multilateral negotiation require a full consensus among the negotiating parties. In contrast, we propose a protocol for multilateral negotiation that allows partial consensus, wherein only a subset of the negotiating parties can reach an agreement. We motivate problems that require such a protocol and describe the protocol formally.

翻译：现有的多边谈判议定书要求谈判各方充分达成共识,相反,我们提议了一项允许部分协商一致的多边谈判议定书,其中只有谈判各方的一小部分能够达成协议,我们提出需要这样一项议定书的问题,并正式描述议定书。