51.   He mediated talks last year between rebels and the government and currently serves a go-between.

52.   In addition to helping with the original cease-fire negotiations, Turkey has also mediated talks among Iraqi Kurds about forming a joint regional government in northern Iraq.

53.   It has also mediated talks among Iraqi Kurds about forming a joint regional government in northern Iraq.

54.   It has mediated the talks ever since.

55.   It was still debating whether to expand what grounds for discrimination would be recognized by international law, said Arturo Hernandez Basave, a Mexican diplomat mediating the talks.

56.   Kabila, meanwhile, said last week that former Botswana President Ketumile Masire could come to the capital, Kinshasa, to mediate talks with the Congolese opposition.

57.   Late Tuesday afternoon, members of a commission formed to mediate talks held a private, hour-long meeting with Palermo.

58.   Leaders of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Zaire asked the former president to mediate the talks.

59.   Last month, Ocalan appealed to European Union countries to mediate peace talks with Turkey, saying he was ready for a cease-fire.

60.   Madeleine Albright and her aides continued to mediate the talks Tuesday, shuttling between the two camps.