11.   Carter, Senator Sam Nunn and retired General Colin Powell had been huddled for two days with the Haitian junta at the military headquarters.

12.   They arrived Saturday in a last-ditch attempt to talk the Haitian junta into stepping aside and allowing the restoration of democracy.

13.   Japan Monday welcomed the agreement under which the Haitian military junta has promised to step down and expressed hope for the restoration of democracy in the Caribbean island country.

14.   Japan welcomed the agreement by the Haitian military junta to step down and expressed hope for the restoration of democracy in the Caribbean country.

15.   Just Thursday US President Bill Clinton warned the Haitian junta that all diplomatic efforts to restore democracy had been exhausted, and an invasion was imminent.

16.   The Carter delegation arrived Saturday in a last-ditch attempt to talk the Haitian junta into stepping aside and allowing the restoration of democracy.

17.   The Haitian military junta said they were willing to meet with the US envoys, a senior administration official said.