1.   During her Middle East tour, Albright tried to push forward Palestinian-Israeli negotiations and broker a resumption of Syrian-Israeli talks.

2.   In a Mideast shuttle earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher brokered a resumption in Israel-Syria peace negotiations.

3.   He has been trying to broker a resumption of talks between Syria and Israel at chief-of-staff or ambassador level.

4.   US Secretary of State Warren Christopher brokered a resumption of negotiations after a six-month hiatus in a regional peace shuttle last weekend.

5.   US Secretary of State Warren Christopher brokered the resumption of negotiations during a regional peace shuttle last weekend.

6.   US Secretary of State Warren Christopher held unscheduled talks with Syrian leaders here Tuesday as he tried to broker a resumption of stalled peace talks with Israel.

7.   Israel warned Tuesday that basic differences still remained with Syria, as US Secretary of State Warren Christopher tried to broker a resumption of stalled peace talks in Damascus.

8.   The aim was to broker a resumption of talks between Syria and Israel in Washington at chief-of-staff or ambassador level.