61. Since October, military think-tank RAND has hosted talks aimed at creating a national bioterror warning system that would go far beyond current networks. 62. South African President Nelson Mandela plans to host the talks between the presidents of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda and Zimbabwe. 63. South Korea rejected the proposal, saying it departed from the custom of hosting talks alternately. 64. South Africa hosted the talks under an Organization of African Unity initiative to find a continental solution to the conflict. 65. South African President Nelson Mandela has hosted peace talks in recent weeks. 66. South Africa hosted the talks under an OAU initiative to find a continental solution to the conflict. 67. The area is a swath of land the size of New Jersey that the government ceded to FARC two years ago to host peace talks. 68. Tanzania, which is hosting peace talks among the warring parties in Burundi, has remained outside the Congolese conflict. 69. Thailand says it will host peace talks between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels. 70. The controversial land deal the government and the ELN were closing in on would have relinquished territory to the guerrillas for nine months to host peace talks. |