41.   Informal contacts between the two sides continue, however.

42.   Informal contacts continue.

43.   On Tuesday, Reddy said informal contacts between the two sides have yielded to an understanding to sit across the negotiating table.

44.   Samper offered Thursday to reopen talks with the rebels, and government officials say the guerrillas in informal contacts have expressed willingness to negotiate.

45.   The two sides resumed informal contacts Saturday night, and an Israeli official said they will work on a draft agreement over the weekend.

46.   The two sides have been maintaining informal contacts for more than six months now.

47.   Though Washington maintains only informal contacts with Taiwan, Taipei in recent years has won greater support for arms sales and more frequent contacts between U.S and Taiwanese officials.

48.   While no official talks on the issue were held in Madrid, officials said informal contacts among EU foreign ministers here were continuing.

49.   HAMAS leader Mahmud Zahar announced last week that the reconciliation talks had broken down, but other HAMAS members and mediators said informal contacts continued.

50.   In the course of the following weeks, there are several informal contacts between representatives of the republican movement and London.