21.   Declining to be identified by name, senior American and European negotiators said the matter can be resolved before or during the next negotiating round in September.

22.   During talks before the strike, management negotiators said they needed fundamental changes in workplace rules to keep the system operating at peak efficiency.

23.   During the talks, government negotiators said that they had no choice but to broker a peace with Sankoh.

24.   EU negotiator Lamy said Europe agrees that labor and the environment should be considered in trade agreements.

25.   Even so, the negotiators say they have enough data for serious discussions.

26.   Georgia negotiators said Wednesday they are devising new guarantees for flows in the Chattahoochee River below Atlanta to appease Florida officials and keep tri-state water negotiations alive.

27.   Government negotiators also said they had come with a plan for lowering tensions and eliminating the lingering military threat.

28.   Government negotiators said Japan must first honor existing agreements before new talks will continue, a position that angers Delta and American Airlines.

29.   Government negotiators said one bodyguard was killed and eight others wounded, along with a large number of civilians.

30.   He said China had offered its bottom line, but American negotiators said they believe that China would not show its final hand until some time next month.