81.   Efforts by Russia, China and other regional nations fail to get the two men to enter face-to-face talks to defuse the crisis.

82.   Ethiopia claims that Eritrean troops are occupying its territory and will not enter peace talks until they withdraw.

83.   EU foreign ministers urged the Belarus government to enter political talks with the opposition and immediately set Chigir free.

84.   German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel, who chaired the meeting, said he urged Baykal to enter peace talks with Kurdish guerrillas fighting for independence in eastern Turkey.

85.   He defended his position that if Sinn Fein entered the talks, both the IRA and loyalist groups would be expected to begin disarming as negotiations progressed.

86.   He said he hoped Montenegro would enter talks with Serbia on ways to stay together.

87.   Heye also noted that Germany has offered to enter talks with both of its partners, suggesting Bonn was interested in negotiating a settlement with France and Britain.

88.   He said the two sides should enter talks without any preconditions and pledge to fully implement whatever agreements are made.

89.   Hundreds of coal miners protested for a second day in the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday as their leaders entered talks with government officials over a settlement.

90.   Hogg appreciated the challenge facing him as he entered the talks.