51.   Interior Minister Snoh Thienthong said negotiations among the government partners would begin after the charter vote.

52.   It is also understandable that opposition groups have demanded that the government show its commitment to back the committee in future negotiations among the parties concerned.

53.   Mayhew stressed that the document being negotiated with Dublin would, when finished, represent a foundation for negotiations among Northern Ireland parties.

54.   Negotiations among six senators on the sales tax issue have continued for weeks without resolution.

55.   Negotiations among nine local parties and both governments began in June under the chairmanship of former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell.

56.   Negotiations among parties in the British-ruled province resume Monday in Belfast.

57.   Negotiations among administration officials and senators from both sides of the issue failed to produce an agreement and were expected to continue on Wednesday.

58.   Negotiations among faction leaders have come to nothing.

59.   Negotiations among nine parties continue Wednesday at Stormont, the center of British administration in east Belfast, under the direction of former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell.

60.   Negotiations among nine Northern Ireland parties, but excluding the IRA-allied Sinn Fein party, resume on Monday after a four-week Christmas break.