21.   Eltervaag said meetings in Oslo on Monday and Tuesday will give the new delegation leaders a chance to get to know each other.

22.   Newsom, the American delegation leader, refused to say whether there had been progress for the U.S. view or toward a compromise.

23.   Norwegian delegation leader Stein Owe said talks ahead of the meeting in Reine revealed strong disagreement about numbers of observers and how they should be funded.

24.   Newsom, the U.S. delegation leader, said Washington will now drop that demand when talks resume Tuesday after a three-day break.

25.   North Korean delegation leader Kim Gye Gwan said he was not optimistic about the outcome of the session.

26.   North Korean deputy delegation leader Li Gun, who claimed Wednesday the incident could affect the talks, said the North demanded an explanation from the United States.

27.   Rebel delegation leader Kalenga Kyalumba said they were protesting inflexibility over the agenda for the meetings that started Thursday.

28.   Rebel delegation leader Khozhakhmed Yarikhanov told the Interfax news agency his side was against moving out of Grozny.

29.   Representative Curt Weldon, the delegation leader, said they are exploring various channels to try to get North Korea to invite them.

30.   Saying the incident could affect the talks, North Korean deputy delegation leader Li Gun demanded an explanation from the United States.