61.   The EU gave its backing to efforts by the United Nations and Organization of African Unity to mediate an end to the crisis in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation.

62.   The OIC has increasingly been playing a role as a peacemaker, including mediating an end to a Muslim rebellion in the Philippines last month.

63.   The resolution also endorsed efforts by U.N. mediator Norbert Holl of Germany to mediate an end to the fighting.

64.   The OAS has been trying to mediate an end to the political standoff.

65.   The SADC has been trying to mediate an end to the fighting in Congo, where rebels are seeking to oust President Laurent Kabila from power.

66.   The Tripoli talks have been arranged by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, who has been trying to mediate an end to the conflict.

67.   The Taliban is widely believed to be backed by Pakistan, although Islamabad denies this and has itself tried to mediate an end to the fighting.

68.   The Taliban is widely believed to be backed by Pakistan, although the government in Islamabad denies it and has tried to mediate an end to the fighting.

69.   The Taliban is widely believed to be backed by Pakistan, although the government in Islamabad denies this and has tried to mediate an end to the fighting.

70.   The transitional government also called for the United States, the European Union and the Arab League to help mediate an end to the factional fighting in Somalia.