51.   The Organization for African Unity named Nyerere to mediate the crisis even before the coup, and he has held a series of inconclusive talks since then.

52.   The two sides have failed to hold substantive peace talks since Israeli settlement activity chilled discussions a year ago.

53.   The two sides have carried out intermittent peace talks since April in San Andres Larrainzar.

54.   The two sides have held five rounds of talks since July but have failed to make much progress.

55.   The two sides reportedly have been conducting quiet talks since then.

56.   The two sides signed a cease-fire agreement in Moscow in December and have held several rounds of peace talks since in Iran, Russia and Pakistan.

57.   The U.S. envoy has not commented on his talks since Friday, when he said he expected a cease-fire could be reached within days.

58.   They would be the first face-to-face talks since his rebel movement began fighting in September.

59.   There have been eight rounds of trade liberalization talks since World War II, all under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

60.   They have been in takeover talks since December.