11.   But the deep mistrust engendered by the worst violence in the West Bank and Gaza in decades makes the renewal of substantive peace talks unlikely.

12.   He said the group sought a reciprocal cease-fire by Rangoon as a test of its sincerity in holding substantive peace talks.

13.   Israel and the Palestinians have failed to hold substantive peace talks since Israeli settlement activity chilled discussions a year ago.

14.   Israel and Syria are moving into substantive peace talks on security arrangements, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin said Thursday.

15.   Israel and the Palestinians have not held substantive peace talks since construction of Israeli settlements froze discussions a year ago.

16.   Kabila in the past had not been optimistic, saying a pullout of Rwandan and Ugandan-backed forces from the Congo was a precondition for substantive peace talks.

17.   Kabila in the past has not been optimistic, saying a pullout of Rwandan and Ugandan-backed forces from the Congo was a precondition for substantive peace talks.

18.   The dispute has twice forced the scuttling of substantive peace negotiations in less than a month.

19.   The government and leftist rebels have postponed the start of substantive peace talks scheduled to begin Wednesday.

20.   The government and Zapatista rebels will meet formally Sunday for the first time in more than a year to negotiate a time and place for substantive peace negotiations.