111.   Palestinian negotiator Nabil Shaath was less optimistic, saying no agreements were reached Wednesday except to continue talks in Washington.

112.   Palestinian Cabinet Minister Ziad Abu Zayyad said the Palestinians would take public opinion into account in deciding whether to continue talks with Israel.

113.   Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to continue talks in Washington in mid-October, said the Palestinian negotiator, Nabil Shaath.

114.   Participants declined to give reporters any details early Tuesday, but said they would continue talks later in the day.

115.   Peru subsequently refused to continue talks to end the border standoff until Ecuador withdraws troops from a disputed zone.

116.   Putin said the Caspian leaders had agreed to meet again to continue talks.

117.   Rangers general manager Doug Melvin said Saturday that the two sides have only maintained the framework to continue talks.

118.   After their last summit in St. Petersburg, both leaders said only that their finance experts would continue talks.

119.   Aides continued talks after Chernomyrdin and the Western envoys ended their discussions.

120.   All the ministers however, pledged to continue talks on expanding the Arafat-run autonomy from Jericho and Gaza to the rest of the West Bank.