11.   The failure to conclude the trade talks last December could prove a blessing in disguise.

12.   Many want to abandon the multilateral trade talks in Geneva.

13.   They called for a compromise on all sides to break the deadlock in the world trade talks.

14.   The first round of multilateral trade talks has lurched between hope and despair.

15.   The lack of agreement threatened the timetable for completing the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade talks in the GATT negotiations.

16.   In a joint statement afterwards the two sides called for the immediate resumption of the GATT global trade talks in Geneva.

17.   Both called for the speedy conclusion of the GATT trade talks.

18.   Later John Major urged Commonwealth heads to drive on world trade talks and pledged a crusade to ease poor countries debts.

19.   The election of Clinton came on the day when trade talks between Europe and the US broke down again.

20.   In Geneva, GATT leader Arthur Dunkel called an urgent meeting for next Tuesday to discuss the threat to the world trade talks.