11.   President Bush proposed direct talks between Secretary of State James A. Baker III and Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz.

12.   President Kim Young-sam said Thursday that proposed peace talks would provide impoverished North Korea with a way to avert famine and possible political unrest.

13.   Before his trip to Asia, Arafat met top Arab foreign affairs officials in Cairo and proposed talks with Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres in Germany.

14.   Before his trip to Asia, Arafat met top Arab foreign affairs officials in Cairo on Tuesday and proposed talks with Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres in Germany.

15.   Britain instead proposed more talks.

16.   Fearing that Zepa could fall, Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic on Monday proposed talks with enemy Serbs on the evacuation of elderly and wounded civilians.

17.   He also proposed talks with provincial premiers on recognizing Quebec as a distinct society and transferring certain federal powers to the provinces.

18.   He hopes the election will strengthen his mandate to propose political talks with China.

19.   He was carrying a letter from Milosevic proposing face-to-face talks with Clinton.

20.   In an exchange of several letters earlier this month, Denktash proposed direct talks and Clerides accepted on condition that a representative of the United Nations attends.