71.   Union representatives boycotted talks in the Bavaria state district Monday, saying employers had not come up with an offer worth discussing.

72.   While not detailing the steps to be taken, Arab officials have suggested boycotting multilateral talks between Israel and Arab countries.

73.   While promising to protect U.N. humanitarian workers, the Taliban say they will boycott peace talks mediated by the United Nations if further sanctions are imposed.

74.   However the talks were boycotted by the most powerful members of the SRRC, which does not recognise the TNG, set up last year.

75.   A statement from the presidency Sunday said Zeroual had failed to persuade three parties which had been boycotting the talks to join them.

76.   Bosnian Serb representatives boycotted disarmament talks Tuesday to protest the transfer of two senior Serb army officers to The Hague for questioning on war crimes, officials here said.

77.   Bosnian Serbs boycotted talks Wednesday with UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali following a dispute over the venue and were angrily criticized by the UN chief.

78.   Bosnian Serb representatives Tuesday boycotted disarmament talks here to protest the transfer of two top Serb army officers to The Hague for questioning on war crimes, officials said.

79.   Bosnian Serbs on Wednesday boycotted talks with UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, drawing sharp criticism from the UN chief.

80.   Both Unionist parties have threatened to boycott talks unless they are based on their own separate proposals.