1.   He said Annan had made clear that he had an agreed text and wants to discuss the detail with the U.N. Security Council.

2.   In two passages, the agreed text calls for special attention to elderly victims of armed conflicts.

3.   The draft is currently in a conciliation committee with the European Parliament and Reynders said he hoped to have an agreed text finished in a few weeks.

4.   A statement issued after the talks said progress was made toward an agreed text of a new agreement.

5.   An informal group, including the Marshalls and chaired by Uruguay, will work on the draft to come up with an agreed text.

6.   That deadline presupposes an agreed text should be put forward to the next UN Assembly General in the autumn.