41.   Ethiopia had insisted on a troop pullout before talks could proceed.

42.   He told reporters that talks were proceeding in a friendly atmosphere and expressed optimism they would succeed.

43.   He said formal peace talks could not proceed without a resolution of the dispute, and that the government will have to unilaterally implement the human rights accord.

44.   However, Israeli officials said the talks were proceeding, as scheduled, in the Red Sea resort of Eilat.

45.   If talks proceed in a promising way, the Palestinians would likely be willing to go beyond the deadline, they said.

46.   Now Jairo is in charge of security in San Vicente del Caguan, a torrid ranching town that government troops left six months ago so peace talks could proceed.

47.   On Saturday, the Public Television noted ironically that in view of how the talks are proceeding, he might never go abroad again.

48.   Rice added that the talks would proceed so quickly that Bush and Putin would have the first proposals before them when they meet in October.

49.   Rice has predicted the talks would proceed so quickly that Bush and Putin would have the first proposals before them when they meet in October.

50.   Still, peace talks have proceeded slowly and few concrete actions have been taken since the signing.