61.   Mandela and U.N. envoy Mohamed Sahnoun were mediating the talks aboard a South African naval vessel docked at the Congolese port of Pointe Noire.

62.   Marker is mediating the talks on East Timor, which began Thursday in New York and will continue through next week.

63.   Machar said the three-member team met with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Thursday to ask him to mediate talks with Garang.

64.   Mubarak has sought to mediate peace talks between Arabs and Israelis.

65.   Officials from Nigeria and South Africa were mediating the talks.

66.   Officials from the OAS who were mediating the talks were not immediately available for comment.

67.   Officials from Nigeria and South Africa are mediating the talks.

68.   Ross, who has mediated the talks in recent months, was to return Saturday.

69.   Putin has offered to mediate one-on-one talks between the Indian and Pakistani leaders during a summit in Kazakhstan next week.

70.   Putin has offered to mediate one-on-one talks between the Indian and Pakistani leaders.