31.   The administration would make such a decision after hearing from the lower-level negotiators sent by Israel and Syria for talks this week, the official said.

32.   The meeting follows talks this week in Tokyo between a delegation of Russian exporters and Japanese trading houses on the resumption of Russian exports of palladium and platinum.

33.   The nuclear industry is hinging its growth on trade talks this week that could end a nine-year U.S. ban on nuclear equipment sales to China.

34.   The parties are expected to resume talks this week.

35.   The scene for the deal was set in early June, when the United States and Japan agreed to stage a final round of talks this week.

36.   The Spratlys dispute is expected to come up in talks this week between Qian and Secretary of State Warren Christopher, who will also be attending the meeting.

37.   The two sets of talks this week were not negotiations, but technical discussions to present information on two areas.

38.   The two sides reopened the talks this week.

39.   There will be more talk this week.

40.   Those developments figure to have an impact on trade talks this week leading to the nonwaiver trading deadline Saturday at midnight.