71.   The International Cricket Council at its meeting in Kuala Lumpur last October agreed that any series hit by international unrest could be played at a neutral venue.

72.   The LTTE and the Sri Lankan government are set to enter formal political talks sometime in June at a neutral venue in Thailand.

73.   The latest dialogue takes place in the backdrop of moves to arrange formal peace talks at a neutral venue in Thailand this month or in July.

74.   The negotiations should have been held in a neutral venue.

75.   The match was moved from Zagreb because of security fears but even then Italy tried to persuade UEFA to move the game to a neutral venue.