71.   Ruiz mediated peace talks between the government and the rebel Zapatista National Liberation Army that broke off in October.

72.   Ruiz, who mediated peace talks between the government and rebels last year, has denied the accusations.

73.   Russia has mediated the talks, which have dragged on fruitlessly for several years.

74.   Ruiz, however, is head of one of two commission mediating peace talks.

75.   Russia, which has helped mediate talks, also condemned the Abkhazian vote and said it would not recognize the results, the Interfax news agency said Monday.

76.   Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to mediate one-on-one talks.

77.   Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to mediate one-on-one talks between the two leaders during an Asian summit in Kazakhstan next week.

78.   South African officials led by President Nelson Mandela are helping to mediate the talks.

79.   South African President Nelson Mandela was already aboard the SAS Outeniqua and was to help mediate the talks.

80.   Since June, the opposition party called off protests while former Barbados Foreign Minister Maurice King mediated talks between the two political parties.