91.   Earlier this year, the EU opened negotiations with Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Estonia and Cyprus.

92.   Early this year, Philippine officials opened peace negotiations with the MILF, one of two Muslim guerrilla groups still fighting for an independent Islamic state in Mindanao.

93.   EFTA already has free trade agreements with Israel, Morocco and Turkey and is to open negotiations with Egypt on Tuesday in Geneva for a similar accord.

94.   Finance Minister Pedro Malan, who is attending the meeting, confirmed two weeks ago that he had opened negotiations with the IMF for support.

95.   Finchem is about to open negotiations on a new TV contract.

96.   French diplomats opened negotiations with representatives of Congolese President Laurent Kabila to try to persuade them to allow the evacuations to start again.

97.   Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. has opened negotiations with General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. toward possible tie-ups in technology and auto parts, Japanese newspapers reported Tuesday.

98.   Hashimoto had publicly warned Peru to avoid unnecessary risks, and said he would ask Fujimori to open negotiations with the guerrillas.

99.   He also will try to persuade Arafat and Netanyahu to open negotiations over the future of the West Bank and Jerusalem.

100.   He called for international pressure on India to open negotiations, reduce tensions along the border.