31.   The Israeli position on water rights came out of discussions between Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and water experts prior to planned talks with the PLO in Italy this week.

32.   The planned talks are the third since the two sides began meeting in December.

33.   The planned talks with Yandarbiyev had been expected to focus on the same issues.

34.   There were also rumors of planned talks between government representatives and Khudoberdiyev, the renegade commander.

35.   Those talks resulted in the Burnham Declaration, which forms the basis of the planned new talks.

36.   He added the proposal would be included in the agenda of planned talks between Hashimoto and Clinton in Tokyo scheduled for Wednesday.

37.   He met with Assad on Tuesday before planned talks with Netanyahu on Wednesday aimed at finding a way out of the deadlock.

38.   His planned talks with Indian leaders besides Rao were scrapped because of a lack of time.

39.   A US embassy spokesman said the precise time and location of the planned talks was still under discussion.

40.   At the planned talks, the two countries will invite seismic experts to discuss how the two countries can cooperate to prepare for major earthquakes in the region.