51.   Israel and the Palestinians are hoping to conclude negotiations this week on expanding Palestinian autonomy in the West Bank.

52.   Lipponen said he hoped to conclude negotiations next week and announce a new Cabinet by Easter.

53.   On Monday, the U.S. State Department said North Korea had postponed the meeting until next Wednesday to conclude negotiations with Western firms on grain imports.

54.   President Bill Clinton rejected it as insufficient but agreed with Zhu to try to conclude negotiations by June.

55.   She noted the International Court of Justice had ruled the international community was legally obliged to pursue and conclude negotiations leading to the elimination of the weapons.

56.   Speaking to reporters later, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Dr Ting Chew Peh said the committee will probably require another two or three weeks to conclude negotiations.

57.   TA suspended the official launch of its PCT service from last October and cannot specify a new launch date until it concludes negotiations with NEC.

58.   Talks are expected to start next year, but no target date has been set for concluding the negotiations.

59.   The EU has said that without Turkish Cypriot participation, it will be difficult to conclude the negotiations.

60.   The EU reform negotiations must be concluded by at a mid-June summit in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.