21.   Informal contacts continue.

22.   Some low-level contacts continue but NATO describes the cooperation as spotty.

23.   Sun said contacts were continuing.

24.   Still, unspecified contacts continued Tuesday.

25.   The communiqe said contacts would continue between the two nations permanent representatives to the United Nations.

26.   The Palestinian leadership planned to meet Friday to consider resuming peace negotiations with Israel, he said, adding that the contacts would continue in the coming days.

27.   Unauthorized political contacts will continue to be banned, they said.

28.   He and other officials declined to say when such agreements might be concluded, but indicated that contacts were continuing.

29.   HAMAS leader Mahmud Zahar announced last week that the reconciliation talks had broken down, but other HAMAS members and mediators said informal contacts continued.

30.   He added that contacts were also continuing on contracts with Russian oil companies, and all contract discussions are in their final phase.