61.   Bilateral negotiations failed to reach an agreement and were suspended early Friday.

62.   But India has rejected any third party, saying the two countries should resolve all outstanding problems through bilateral negotiations.

63.   But he offered bilateral negotiations between the two countries to settle the dispute over the Greater and Lesser Tunb, and Abu Musa.

64.   But bilateral negotiations on the dispute remained deadlocked and no substantial progress can be expected, with both countries facing elections in the coming months, Jiji said.

65.   But despite lobbying in Damascus as foreign ministers shuttled back and forth between various embassies in an intense series of bilateral negotiations, little progress appeared to be made.

66.   But Mahmud said the Eritrean government would prefer international arbitration because two attempts at bilateral negotiations failed to resolve the issue and led to the current crisis.

67.   China and the Philippines held bilateral negotiations in August, while Vietnam and the Philippines earlier this month agreed to try to solve the conflicting claims peacefully.

68.   The request will be made during bilateral negotiations to reduce the US military presence in Okinawa, the Japanese news agency said.

69.   The South Korean embassy spokesman indicated that the Qian-Yoo meeting had opened the way for normal-level bilateral negotiations.

70.   The Sudanese government will take its dispute with Egypt over the Halaib territory to the international court if bilateral negotiations fail, a senior foreign ministry official said here.