91.   All attempts by U.N. officials to start peace talks have failed.

92.   Albright visited the region this month and urged both sides to get the talks started again.

93.   Although the country has already started talks on EU membership, it recently was criticized for being too slow in making its legislation conform to West European standards.

94.   Ambassador Jose Urrutia of Peru, speaking for India, Pakistan and other nonaligned countries, demanded that the conference start formal talks on a nuclear disarmament treaty.

95.   Al-Mahdi and Turabi started talks on Saturday and will release a joint statement on Monday, the statement said.

96.   Amid fading support, the group softened its stance and proposed that the government, management and labor leaders start talks to end their dispute.

97.   And U.S. and Vietnamese officials have started talks aimed at an agreement to allow the first regular commercial flights between the United States and Vietnam.

98.   Arroyo said her government will also start peace talks with the MILF, fighting for an independent Muslim state in the southern region of Mindanao, within three months.

99.   Attempts to start peace talks with the group broke down earlier this month, and officials believe the rebels may be trying to pressure the government to resume contacts.

100.   At the time, Georgia agreed to start talks about possible autonomy for Abkhazia, but prospects were later clouded after Abkhazia declared independence.