21.   Afterward, Christopher said the final status of Jerusalem should be determined only by negotiations between Israel and the PLO.

22.   But final status talks have yet to get under way.

23.   But in fact, the currency and new license plates for cars were practical matters that had little to do with the final status of Kosovo.

24.   But instead he unnerved them by saying he would prefer to delay carrying out Wye until the pending final status accords were negotiated.

25.   But the men are trying to complete that phase with an eye toward resolving final status issues by autumn.

26.   But to avoid that, Barak has said he wants to fold the final phases of troop withdrawals in the Wye agreement into the final status talks.

27.   Clinton called on both sides to abide by existing agreements and to complete the so-called final status talks within a year.

28.   Clinton acknowledged the difficulty ahead in dealing with the touchy issues of boundaries and final status of Jerusalem.

29.   Clinton has taken no public position on either issue, saying both are to be decided in so-called final status talks.

30.   First, the Palestinians were pushing to receive populated areas near Jerusalem, whose status is contested and whose fate is under negotiation in the final status talks.