1.   Attempts to broker peace talks have so far come to nothing.

2.   Chavez denies the charges and insists he has used his ties with rebels only to help broker peace talks and negotiate the rescue of hostages.

3.   Suharto recently helped broker peace talks with Muslim rebels that ended a quarter-century rebellion in the southern Philippines.

4.   The Carter Center, founded by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, has worked to broker talks between rival political groups in Mali.

5.   The CIA has been helping broker talks between the sides on security issues, Maariv said.

6.   The Swiss diplomat previously served as OSCE mission leader in Chechnya, where he helped broker cease-fire talks.