11.   The declaration was widely seen as a rapprochement between the two foes.

12.   The first round of meetings achieved little visible progress apart from helping the two foes get to know each other.

13.   The two foes approach the standout encounter of the round in contrasting moods.

14.   Including secret talks with the IRA, with Reynolds taking the role of intermediary between the two foes.

15.   The two foes embarked on the final day of peace talks at Wye Plantation, Maryland, following the resumption of negotiations after a six-month freeze.

16.   Weekend talks with Kabila, the first time the two foes met face to face, proved fruitless.

17.   McKinnon said the Commonwealth backed the call from Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria and Thabo Mbeki of South Africa for reconciliation in Zimbabwe between the two foes.