101.   Barshefsky was quoted as supporting the view and that Washington would continue supporting negotiations by the private sector on semiconductors.

102.   Blondin Beye said Friday prior to leaving Luanda for Lusaka that he was doing everything in his power to conclude the negotiations by Monday.

103.   But top Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat said the Palestinians would not be lured back into negotiations by any Israeli gestures short of a settlement halt.

104.   Exiled Philippine communist rebel leader Jose Maria Sison said Sunday that peace talks with Manila are still officially on despite the unilateral suspension of negotiations by President Fidel Ramos.

105.   This campaign has resulted in complex negotiations by the EU Commission to reach a compromise on standards for animals in transit.

106.   The would-be prime minister opened negotiations by meeting Julio Anguita, leader of the communist alliance Izquierda Unida.

107.   Top Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat said the Palestinians would not be lured back into negotiations by any Israeli gestures short of a settlement halt.

108.   Up to now Sinn Fein has merely made repeated calls for clarification, a move the British government interpreted as a bid to reopen negotiations by the back door.

109.   Vale de Almeida stressed that the goal was to complete the negotiations by the end of the year.

110.   US officials have said they hoped to conclude negotiations by the end of May.