21.   But substantive negotiations, not expected to begin before mid-February, might be conducted in a new forum yet to be devised by participating countries.

22.   Conyers, in a response to Hyde, commended his willingness to engage in substantive negotiations on the issue.

23.   Delegates at the conference expect substantive negotiations to start next year.

24.   Delegations must elect a chairman for the committee before it can start work, with substantive negotiations expected next year.

25.   Gore and Murayama will still discuss U.S.-Japan security relations, but no substantive negotiations are expected.

26.   He and Murayama still will discuss U.S.-Japan security relations, but no substantive negotiations are expected.

27.   He and Murayama still will meet Sunday to discuss U.S.-Japan security relations, but no substantive negotiations are expected.

28.   He said there had been no substantive negotiations and none were planned.

29.   It prefers the dialogue to focus on peripheral issues such as fishing rights, and stressed yesterday that more substantive negotiations were unlikely this year.

30.   Labor spokesman Tom Dlamini said the government demanded an end to the strike before substantive negotiations could proceed.