31.   Sinn Fein would similarly be allowed to return to the talks within several weeks of being excluded.

32.   The EU is pushing Madrid so it can relaunch talks within the World Trade Organization to liberalize telecommunications that broke down last year after the United States pulled out.

33.   The delegation tried unsuccessfully to get both sides to accept another round of indirect talks within an Organization of African Unity framework to which both have already agreed.

34.   The EU has been trying hard to start substantive talks within Macedonia.

35.   The meetings followed a series of talks within the parties early Tuesday to decide on proposed personnel changes.

36.   The two Mediterranean island nations have been promised membership talks within six months of the EU completing an major overhaul of its institutions ahead of enlargement.

37.   The talks within the jungle zone never yielded firm results and the rebels allegedly hid hostages, ran their drug business and conducted training in the zone.

38.   The two Mediterranean island nations have been promised they can begin talks within six months of the EU completing an overhaul of its institutions.

39.   The United States is preparing a new initiative to start talks within two months on a final Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement, Israel TV said Thursday.

40.   There also were high-level talks within the administration.