31.   Japan has insisted that its current bilateral aviation pact with the United States is unfair and has been pressing for its complete overhaul.

32.   Japanese and US negotiators meeting here on a bilateral aviation dispute reached an agreement on air cargo routes, hopefully averting sanctions threatened by both sides.

33.   Japanese and US negotiators meeting on a bilateral aviation dispute in Los Angeles have reached an agreement, officials said Thursday.

34.   Japanese and US officials resumed bilateral aviation talks on Friday, with Washington expected to press Tokyo to free up its aviation market.

35.   Japanese Transport Minister Yoshiyuki Kamei said Friday he would send a letter to US counterpart Federico Pena calling for the resumption of bilateral aviation talks in passenger services.

36.   Japanese Transport Minister Yoshiyuki Kamei said Tuesday Tokyo would urge Washington through diplomatic channels to resume bilateral aviation talks in passenger services.

37.   Japan and Italy will hold bilateral aviation talks in Tokyo next week, the transport ministry said Friday.

38.   Japan argued that the move would further accentuate an imbalance in bilateral aviation traffic in favor of the United States.

39.   Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto has sent a letter to US President Bill Clinton ahead of bilateral aviation talks, a Japanese official said Wednesday.

40.   Thailand and the United States will reopen formal talks on a bilateral aviation agreement abrogated by the Thai side five years ago, a US embassy official said Tuesday.