51.   On Tuesday, commerce ministry officials from the two countries opened discussions on boosting trade.

52.   Opening the discussion, Dieckmann said he regretted the remarks.

53.   Six government ministers opened discussions with opposition leaders Saturday to try to end crippling political uncertainty in this island nation, already being sapped by a Tamil separatist insurgency.

54.   The agreement on spirits comes in the week before the EU and Mexico are set to open discussions on a new trade and cooperation agreement.

55.   The Constitutional Court opened discussions Tuesday on whether implementation of the law should be suspended while the court examines whether it is unconstitutional.

56.   The countries said in a joint communique earlier Thursday that they would open discussion on a longstanding boundary dispute.

57.   The giants merged their steel units earlier this year, a move that opened discussions of future cooperation, Hochscheid said.

58.   The government had been expected to open discussions in February to increase wages for officers, but the talks have not started.

59.   The Iraqis, who had earlier rejected the offer on the grounds it violated their sovereignty, agreed to open discussions in January.

60.   The network says the program is designed to help everyone by providing a reliable source of information for patients to open a discussion with their doctors.