51.   Deputy Menteri Besar Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman said the decision followed talks last September to resolve the prolonged problem in the council.

52.   Earlier this month, the two sides called for a cease-fire following talks in the Gabonese capital, Libreville.

53.   Fighting had subsided in recent months following peace talks.

54.   Following her talks with Nazarbayev, Albright was expected to meet with the leaders of nongovernment organizations.

55.   Following his talks with Vedrine, Butler was expected to meet with French Defense Minister Alain Richard.

56.   Following talks with French President Jacques Chirac on Thursday, Obuchi was to meet with French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin on Friday morning before leaving for Italy and Germany.

57.   Following talks with the Croatian government in Zagreb, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati also arrived in Sarajevo for talks with senior government officials.

58.   Following the talks, Yeltsin and Karimov signed a package of agreements to boost economic and other ties.

59.   Following their talks, both Mubarak and Arafat stressed that the peace negotiations should resume on all tracks, according to Moussa.

60.   Following his talks with French officials, Cohen is scheduled to return to Washington on Tuesday.