1.   In an effort to find an internationally acceptable solution to the issue, the UN has been sponsoring talks involving the Indonesian and Portuguese foreign ministers.

2.   The United Nations has been sponsoring talks between Indonesia and Portugal over the autonomy plan.

3.   The United Nations, which does not recognize Indonesian authority there, is sponsoring talks on the territory next week in New York.

4.   The EU has been sponsoring talks between the two Yugoslav republics in order to encourage the two to remain within the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.