11.   After the sale, France Telecom will start talks with Deutsche Telekom, its main international partner, about a shares swap, they said.

12.   British Prime Minister John Major is thought to have started secret talks with Siemens in a bid to secure the plant.

13.   BT Internet product manager, Peter Berry, said BT has started talks with U.S. companies.

14.   But neither the Tenet nor Mitchell plans propose final peace settlement - only steps to start political talks.

15.   But now, several players have finally started merger talks, people close to the discussions said Wednesday.

16.   But negotiations to start the talks have yet to succeed.

17.   But no one has started talks with rebel leaders in Angola.

18.   By the end of the next year, Mercosur and the European Union are to start formal talks on a trade liberalization pact.

19.   Chief Minister Manohar Joshi told journalists after meeting his negotiating team he was no longer insisting Enron drop a compensation claim before starting talks.

20.   Clements started trade talks with the Chinese on his own two years ago, meeting with officials and retailers from China to educate them about U.S. grown citrus.