61.   It said the two men agreed to initiate talks later Saturday between the Socialists and the opposition on early elections.

62.   It should initiate a regional forum of leaders to initiate talks on an Asian monetary system.

63.   Krall said the talks had been initiated by the Post, although a source close to the Post said they had been initiated by the News.

64.   Last year, he had said a Tamil homeland was the only solution to the war, and called on the government to initiate peace talks.

65.   Prime Minister Shimon Peres of Israel said his country was prepared to discuss peace but would not initiate talks.

66.   Secret meetings between Palestinian officials and Jewish settlers created a new understanding between the two sides, the Israeli academic who initiated the talks said Monday.

67.   She blamed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, or LTTE, for not giving a favorable response to her attempts to initiate peace talks.

68.   Soon after taking office, Ramos sent representatives to meet communist rebels and Muslim secessionist leaders living abroad to initiate peace talks.

69.   The assembly did commend Russian President Vladimir Putin for initiating peace talks with Chechen leaders, but again reiterated that talks should not hinge on any conditions.

70.   The attacks come after four months of peace brought about when the rebels and the government announced a cease-fire and initiated peace talks.