51.   In October, the two countries decided to take the dispute to the international court after the failure of bilateral negotiations.

52.   A Japanese government source quoted by the Sankei Shimbun said the bilateral negotiations were likely to be drawn out.

53.   Access to the Japanese auto market has been a contentious issue in bilateral negotiations between Washington and Tokyo.

54.   Acting US Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky said the Japanese government was notified Monday of the request for the WTO panels after bilateral negotiations had failed to resolve the disputes.

55.   Asmara has since the beginning requested to take the case to the ICJ while Yemen has asked for bilateral negotiations.

56.   Bilateral negotiations between Israel and Syria have been suspended for a year since the Hebron mosque massacre.

57.   Bilateral negotiations between Israel and Syria have been suspended since the February mosque massacre in Hebron.

58.   Bilateral negotiations between the European Union and China are to start next Tuesday.

59.   Bilateral negotiations were to continue Monday.

60.   Bilateral negotiations between the two countries on fixing their border and sharing water resources are set to resume on Tuesday on the Israeli side of the Dead Sea.