91.   But Kosovo Albanians refuse to start negotiations without foreign mediation.

92.   But the core issue of who should rule Kosovo has stymied efforts by U.S. envoy Christopher Hill to get negotiations started.

93.   Chernomyrdin and Milosevic started negotiations shortly before noon and continued meeting into the evening.

94.   Chirac told the Polish parliament Thursday that France strongly supports Polish aspirations and that the country could start negotiations on its membership next year.

95.   Ciorbea said he hoped to receive parliamentary approval of his Cabinet early next week and said he would immediately start negotiations to attract foreign investments and international loans.

96.   Ciller said it would be pointless for Yilmaz to start negotiations with her.

97.   Cohn-Bendit also called on Turkey to start negotiations with hunger strikers protesting prison conditions.

98.   Cyprus is among the six prospective new members with which the EU started entry negotiations last week.

99.   Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Panov told Kyodo News Service that the delegation will be sent as early as December to start negotiations over the issue.

100.   Developing countries want a smaller agenda they can see in advance of starting the negotiations.