1.   But diplomats said Saturday that in a letter to the regional leaders he had agreed to unconditional talks.

2.   After initially insisting that his freedom be a requisite to peace talks, Sankoh announced this weekend that he was ready to hold unconditional talks with his foes.

3.   And on Sunday evening, Bhuvanesh Chaturvedi, a minister of state, offered the unconditional talks while touring the state.

4.   Bush later offered to start unconditional talks with North Korea but Pyongyang rejected the offer.

5.   Bush later offered to start unconditional talks with North Korea, but Pyongyang rejected the offer.

6.   Days earlier, Buyoya had told peace negotiator Julius Nyerere that he agreed to unconditional talks with all armed factions.

7.   Four well-known Kashmiri separatists Thursday said they were ready for unconditional talks with Indian officials to end the insurgency in the northern Indian state.

8.   Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian said Friday that Armenia was prepared for unconditional talks with Azerbaijan on resolving the dispute over the territory of Nagorno Karabakh.

9.   He also repeated an earlier Russian offer for unconditional talks with the rebels.

10.   He said the sanctions would only be lifted if the government agreed to unconditional talks with the rebels.