111.   The announcement in Nicosia followed talks in the Greek capital Athens earlier in the day between Greek and Cypriot officials aimed at defusing a political crisis over the missiles.

112.   Suharto visited the war-torn region in March, suggesting the peace talks be followed by an international conference involving big powers.

113.   The breakthrough came following talks late Wednesday.

114.   The agreement follows talks between interior ministers Manfred Kanther of Germany and Nahit Mentese of Turkey.

115.   The announcement followed talks in the Greek capital Athens earlier in the day between Greek and Cypriot officials aimed at defusing a political crisis over the missiles.

116.   The announcement followed marathon talks in Belgrade between U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke, who brokered the Dayton peace agreement, and Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic.

117.   The budget committee decision followed talks among leaders of the center-left majority backing the government of Premier Romano Prodi.

118.   The decision followed long talks this week in which the local organizers and FIS officials put off a decision until the end.

119.   The defence cooperation statement was released following talks in Canberra between Defence Minister Ian McLachlan and his PNG counterpart, Mao Zeming.

120.   The breakdown follows talks on the issue between Japanese Foreign Minister Yukihiko Ikeda and Russian counterpart Yevgeny Primakov in Moscow on Thursday.