51.   It will be the fourth such meeting since late last year.

52.   It will be their first face-to-face meeting since before the elections.

53.   It will be their first meeting since the two countries conducted nuclear tests in May, each declaring itself a nuclear weapons state.

54.   It would be the first such meeting since the Gulf War.

55.   Kohl has skipped parliament sessions and leadership meetings since the crisis started late last year.

56.   Last week, Aung Shwe held his first meeting since last year with Lt. Gen. Khin Nyunt, chief of military intelligence.

57.   Military officers have had several meetings since then, a start toward renewed security cooperation.

58.   Members of the Tripartite Gold Commission held their first meeting since new allegations surfaced that the bullion includes gold plundered from death-camp victims.

59.   Negotiators had made no significant progress in five previous meetings since April as they bickered over troop movements and procedure.

60.   Regulators tried for months to find an acceptable aviation agreement but have not held any face-to-face meetings since the U.S. side stopped talking last year.