41. But further talks have been stalled since last spring because a dispute over an Israeli housing project in East Jerusalem. 42. But he stopped short of predicting when recovery, stalled since last summer, would begin again. 43. But talks have stalled since April, when the two sides opened negotiations in Berlin. 44. Christopher later left for Israel, giving little hint of any significant movement in the negotiations, which have stalled since February. 45. Chirac sees the trip as a French effort to unblock the peace process, which has been stalled since the election of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 46. De Soto is trying to revive U.N.-sponsored negotiations that have been stalled since last year when Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash quit the talks. 47. For their part, the Israelis insist that the Palestinians resume security coordination, which also has been stalled since March. 48. Godal said that the Arab states were optimistic about the resumption of Israeli-Syrian peace talks, stalled since early last year. 49. He said that he recently sent Syria a message on restarting the peace talks, stalled since March, and was waiting for an answer. 50. He will try to press Syria and Israel into resuming their peace talks, stalled since December over disagreements on an Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights. |