51.   And the unionists have excluded any chance of meaningful negotiations without disarmament in the course of the talks.

52.   But in his general policy address to the Knesset, Netanyahu called for direct peace negotiations without preconditions with Syria, Lebanon and other Arab states.

53.   The statement called for the resumption of negotiations without preconditions but made no mention of an early meeting between Netanyahou and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

54.   The UN Security Council called Tuesday on the Croatian government and Serb secessionists in Croatia to begin urgent negotiations without preconditions to settle their dispute.

55.   Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has repeatedly insisted there can be no political negotiations without a total ceasefire first being implemented.

56.   The government statement called for the resumption of negotiations without preconditions but made no mention of an early meeting between Netanyahu and Arafat.