21.   Carter also said North Korea had a new compromise offer to make to the International Atomic Energy Agency and was keen to resume talks with Washington.

22.   There was no immediate response from Kumaratunga to the compromise offer.

23.   North Korea had also said it was prepared to make a compromise offer to resolve its problems with the IAEA, Carter said.

24.   Palestinian police released scores of detained strike leaders to meet with their followers Wednesday to discuss compromise offers to end the labor dispute.

25.   Opposition leaders refused to be swayed by apparent compromise offers from President Slobodan Milosevic, instead rejecting any talks with Belgrade until the municipal poll results are ratified.