21.   A senior Taiwanese negotiator will make a fence-mending trip to China soon to resume contacts Beijing froze nearly three years ago, a semi-official body said Thursday.

22.   After a week of steady escalation in fighting, Israel and the Palestinians tentatively agreed to resume limited contacts chaperoned by the United States.

23.   According to Norwegian labor laws, a national mediator will intervene if contact is not resumed within a month.

24.   And it was unclear whether the Bosnian Serb military, led by Gen. Ratko Mladic, is willing even to resume contacts with NATO.

25.   And it is unclear whether the Bosnian Serb military, led by Gen. Ratko Mladic, a suspected war criminal, is willing to resume contacts with NATO.

26.   Arafat signaled Wednesday that he was ready to resume contacts with the Israelis and remained committed to the peace process.

27.   Attempts to start peace talks with the group broke down earlier this month, and officials believe the rebels may be trying to pressure the government to resume contacts.

28.   Ben-Ami said he was told by Albright that Arafat was ready to resume contacts with the Israelis.

29.   Ben-Ami said Albright told him that Arafat was ready to resume contacts with the Israelis.

30.   Both Asean and EU would like to resume high-level contacts as soon as possible, but there has not been any progress on the Burma sticking point.