21.   Last May, Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on a truce, but progress on a lasting settlement is slow.

22.   Kyrgyzstan called Wednesday on the U.N. Security Council to work for a lasting settlement in Afghanistan.

23.   More than a year ago, Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on a truce, but progress on a lasting settlement is slow.

24.   On Saturday, union and management representatives are meeting to discuss a lasting settlement.

25.   Rose spent most time with Gen. Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb military commander who is key to any meaningful truce or lasting settlement.

26.   Talks aimed at reaching a lasting settlement to the conflict began in Ankara, Turkey on Wednesday and were chaired by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Robert Pelletreau.

27.   That linked any lasting settlement to the withdrawal of British troops.

28.   There have been no large-scale hostilities over the past several years, but all attempts at a lasting political settlement have remained stalled.

29.   They will continue to have our full backing as they begin negotiations for a lasting settlement.

30.   Viewed against our republican objective, or any democratic analysis, this document clearly falls short of presenting a solid basis for a lasting settlement.