61.   To clarify reports that Britain had apologized for colonizing South Africa, a Xhosa prince, Xhanti Sigcawu, called for direct talks with Queen Elizabeth.

62.   U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright this month came to the region to try to start direct talks between them.

63.   Under pressure from Kodak, the U.S. Trade Representative complained to the WTO after Japan rebuffed calls for direct talks on the issue.

64.   Unlike many Protestants, he favors direct talks between Protestant and Catholic politicians.

65.   With Israel and Syria set to resume direct talks soon, the two leaders called for speeding up the quest for Middle East peace.

66.   Zinni, a retired Marine Corps general, has been holding direct talks with Arafat.

67.   Paihama said there were no reliable figures for the number of casualties since fighting resumed, and ruled out direct talks with the rebels.

68.   President Bush proposed direct talks between Secretary of State James A. Baker III and Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz.

69.   Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral offered direct talks with Kashmiri insurgents but only after they laid down their weapons.

70.   A joint statement demanded the South Asian neighbors refrain from further nuclear tests and resolve their differences with direct talks.