61.   Upcoming talks between Chinese and US diplomats must make major progress on the issue of Taiwan before Washington will agree to a summit meeting, US officials said Monday.

62.   United Nations envoy to Somalia Wilson Tubman visited Ethiopia this week to discuss upcoming talks aimed at installing an inclusive government in Somalia, diplomats said Thursday.

63.   Kao said Taiwan will push for resolution of illegal fishing issues during the upcoming talks in Beijing between the two rival sides of the Taiwan Strait.

64.   No big difference is seen in proposals drafted by Japan and the United States for the upcoming Geneva talks, Yomiuri said.

65.   Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Tuesday vowed his government would not compromise national interests during upcoming talks with old foe India.

66.   Pastrana said he was satisfied with the schedule for upcoming talks, and said he trusted the FARC were also interested in attaining peace.

67.   President Leonid Kuchma is urging parliament to finally ratify the NPT before his upcoming talks with US President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin.

68.   The last question is due to be central to the upcoming talks, the source said.