71.   The problems were due to the lack of bilateral negotiation, the council said in a statement.

72.   The two countries link their participation to progress in bilateral negotiations with Israel.

73.   The two sides reviewed compromise plans proposed during bilateral negotiations in Vancouver, Canada, in July over access to the Japanese insurance market, the officials said.

74.   The undertaking was made during high-level bilateral negotiations here on Tuesday.

75.   The request will be made during bilateral negotiations to reduce the US military presence in Okinawa, the Japanese news agency quoted government sources as saying.

76.   The two countries are boycotting the multilateral track of the peace process until their bilateral negotiations with Israel bear fruit.

77.   The two sides in the bilateral negotiations also made a half-hearted effort to broaden their pact to a multilateral or global agreement.

78.   They have refused to attend the multilateral talks until their deadlocked bilateral negotiations with Israel produce results.

79.   Turkey says Aegean disputes with Greece should be resolved through bilateral negotiations while Athens maintains it has no intention of discussing matters regarding its sovereignty with Ankara.

80.   Whether Loh would return to South Africa would hinge on development of bilateral negotiations on a new framework for future relations between the two countries, it added.