21.   The former Soviet republics of Latvia and Estonian have reached agreement on resolving a dispute over their border and fishing dispute in the Baltic Sea.

22.   The rival Chinese governments remain at odds over repatriation of aircraft hijackers, illegal immigrants and the settlement of fishing disputes, the newspaper China Daily reported.

23.   The two sides earlier this week reached consensus on repatriation of hijackers and illegal immigrants, but the talks bogged down over how to handle fishing disputes.

24.   They are expected to discuss a planned visit to Taiwan by top China envoy Wang Daohan, the repatriation of hijackers and settlement of fishing disputes.

25.   Top negotiators for both sides said they expected progress in reaching agreements on hijacking, illegal immigrants and fishing disputes.

26.   He said the government would continue to seek negotiations with Japan to resolve the issue, and the ministry would discuss fishing disputes with the Council for Agriculture.

27.   A top Taiwanese negotiator said Sunday he hoped Taiwan and China could soon resume stalled talks on the repatriation of hijackers and stowaways and settlement of fishing disputes.

28.   Although they did not draw up any specific measures, the two premiers also discussed ways of moving ahead with fishing disputes in the Gulf of Thailand.

29.   These will address the repatriation of mainland hijackers and stowaways and attempt to settle fishing disputes between the two sides.

30.   They said the two sides must resume talks over a wide range of issues, including fishing disputes.