61.   This is the second round of joint talks since September.

62.   This is the second round of peace talks since the uprising.

63.   This village in central Chiapas has been the site of five previous rounds of talks since April, but no substantive progress.

64.   U.S. and Cuban officials on Wednesday began their highest-level talks since the February downing of two civilian U.S. planes sent relations between the two countries into a crisis.

65.   U.S. Commerce Department official to travel to China for first round of economic talks since bombing of Chinese Embassy in Belgrade.

66.   Government representatives from northern Yemen and secessionists from the south met Tuesday in New York for the first talks since hostilities erupted in the mideast country eight weeks ago.

67.   He also said the Philippines stands to gain from the conclusion of the auto talks since the United States and Japan are its two biggest trading partners.

68.   He said delegates focused mostly on security arrangements which have been at the center of the talks since their resumption in December after a six-month stalemate.

69.   He was speaking on the sidelines of the highest-level formal bilateral talks since the former Indonesian province voted for independence.

70.   His arrival ends days of hard bargaining for Falkirk boss Jim Jefferies, who has been involved in talks since Friday in an attempt to get his man.