11.   Cohen, in this northern city for regional defense talks, also urged ethnic Albanians in Kosovo to press for increased autonomy.

12.   He called for increased autonomy for the region.

13.   He also reiterated that increased autonomy for the province and the implementation of an agreement on an Albanian language school system would be a starting point.

14.   He said Holbrooke also must urge the ethnic Albanians in Kosovo to give up their claims to independence and accept increased autonomy.

15.   Increased autonomy should be allowed in deciding economic and social policies affecting their communities and lifestyles.

16.   Issues relating to increased autonomy in the South should be further considered.

17.   Nationalists seek tax advantages, wider official recognition of the Corsican language and increased autonomy for the island from the central government in Paris.

18.   Nationalist groups who want increased autonomy from France are waging an increasingly violent campaign.

19.   Serbia and Western mediators rule out independence for the southern province, saying they intend only increased autonomy.

20.   Serbia and Western mediators rule out independence for the southern province, saying they plan only for increased autonomy.