21.   Oleg Lobov acknowledged, however, that the disarmament process is not faring well and avoided talk of quick solutions in the tense Caucasus Mountains republic.

22.   Representatives of the major factions will meet Friday in Jakarta to negotiate a disarmament process, following up on an accord signed last Friday.

23.   Russian and Chechen peace representatives in breakaway Chechnya failed to meet as scheduled Sunday for talks on weapons, with the Chechen side citing differences over the disarmament process.

24.   The Pentagon has not yet decided what forces it would contribute in the event NATO troops do get involved in the disarmament process.

25.   The situation in Northern Ireland fell back into crisis earlier this month after the Irish Republican Army refused to initiate a disarmament process.

26.   The situation in Northern Ireland fell back into crisis this month after the Irish Republican Army refused to initiate a disarmament process.

27.   U.N. officials have praised the disarmament process.

28.   U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan welcomed the formal completion of the disarmament process, U.N. spokesman Fred Eckhard said in New York.

29.   He added that a start of the disarmament process might not be sufficient.

30.   He characterised this as a serious commitment to the disarmament process and a willingness to discuss the detailed process for decommissioning arms.