11.   But the prize committee in recent years has shied away from giving the award to peace brokers, such as Holbrooke who pushed through the Dayton accord.

12.   China, a backer of the Khmer Rouge, was able to play the role of peace broker, helping cast off the stigma of Tiananmen Square.

13.   Chernomyrdin, the main peace broker between NATO and Yugoslavia, said the plan has created the conditions for ending the NATO bombardment.

14.   Earlier Thursday Arafat met former President Nelson Mandela, who was once mooted as a peace broker in the Middle East.

15.   Gadhafi has pursued the role of peace broker on a number of fronts this month.

16.   In one of his first acts, Jagland appointed Middle East peace broker Terje Roed Larsen to the cabinet.

17.   In response, the United States lowered its profile in the region, and Egypt stepped into the void, assuming the role of peace broker.

18.   Iran offered on Wednesday to serve as a peace broker between Russia and Chechnya, Tehran television said.

19.   Instead, it has sought to serve as a peace broker.

20.   It says it is ready to discuss Kashmir directly with Pakistan, but not through international peace brokers.