21.   After the tender offer is completed, Asahi aims to reorganise its operations into two separate global units for flat glass and automotive glass.

22.   Agreements in areas such as computer products and services, financial services, flat glass and civil aviation were rated as marginally successful.

23.   Also going on are talks on insurance, another key area, and negotiations on flat glass trade.

24.   Autos, insurance and flat glass are other sticking points in the talks to cut the US trade deficit with Japan.

25.   At the same time, Japanese and US technical experts hashed over long-standing differences on the key automobile and spare parts sector, insurance and flat glass.

26.   Barshefsky said the flat glass talks would be held on Wednesday and Thursday or Thursday and Friday next week.

27.   But the US is pressing Japan to enforce existing laws concerning the flat glass market, Deputy Assistant Commerce Secretary Marjory Searing said.

28.   Despite recent accords on insurance and Japanese government procurement of telecommunications equipment, agreements on automotive trade and flat glass have proven more difficult to reach.

29.   The two countries reached agreement on government procurement, insurance and flat glass in framework talks in Washington earlier this month.

30.   The trade accord reached Saturday between Japan and the United States concerns medical procurment of medical and telecommunications equipment, insurance and flat glass.