21.   Arafat was to travel to Jordan Sunday, his aides said, to discuss the current stalemate in peace talks with King Hussein.

22.   But most Arab states blame the hard-line government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the current stalemate in Arab-Israeli negotiations.

23.   But the Palestinians and the rest of the Arabs must not allow the current stalemate to turn into a weapon in Israeli hands.

24.   Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen said Wednesday that the parties to the Middle East peace process must be pressed to move forward and overcome the current stalemate.

25.   He also said it was important for the country to make quick political move to end the current political stalemate to make it possible for economic recovery processes.

26.   Hagel, who serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the current stalemate in the peace process will do no good for any of the parties involved.

27.   Israel radio reported that the Palestinians were trying to arrange a meeting between Arafat and President Ezer Weizman to discuss the current stalemate in Israeli-Palestinian relations.

28.   It was uncertain, however, whether Mobutu was willing to make any concessions to move peace talks out of their current stalemate.

29.   It is going ahead despite the current stalemate in the U.S. presidential election.

30.   Last week, a meeting between Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and chief PLO negotiator Nabil Shaath urged such a meeting to end the current stalemate in the talks.