1.   Albanian political leaders last week accepted a political agreement drafted by Western mediators for constitutional and legislative reforms.

2.   But a western mediator in Paris has warned the Serbs that air strikes would come in days, rather than weeks.

3.   But Macedonian Slav leaders have so far rejected the package and criticized Western mediators for siding with the Albanians.

4.   Pressed by Clinton to allow Western mediators to try to broker peace in Chechnya, Yeltsin resisted, agreeing only to permit a fact-finding mission into the breakaway republic.

5.   Roki and his men said Saturday they supported a peace proposal drafted by Western mediators.

6.   Western mediators have been pushing the rebels to accept the accord.

7.   Perhaps the western mediators have acted for too long as if there is a political solution for the various Balkan conflicts.

8.   A source close to Western mediators told the AP the talks were continuing and suggested the VMRO statement could be a negotiating tactic.

9.   American Marines are providing additional security to the U.S. Embassy in Macedonia against protesters who stoned the building after accusing Western mediators of siding with ethnic Albanian rebels.

10.   Both a Serb negotiator at the talks and a Western mediator said all sides had accepted those principles.