71.   With the war dragging on much longer than expected, the Kremlin seemed increasingly willing to negotiate a solution.

72.   Hardline Israeli Infrastructure Minister Ariel Sharon said Sunday he was unhappy at being left out of the government team negotiating a solution to the delayed army withdrawal from Hebron.

73.   He said the two sides will negotiate an solution to the problem of Palestinian workers entering Israel.

74.   Ambassador Shiloh said that prime minister Shimon Peres personally had contacted him Wednesday, saying Israel wants to negotiate a solution.

75.   Before the new government can get down to business, Enkhsaikhan must negotiate a solution to the impasse over the house deputy chairman.

76.   British unions welcomed the efforts to negotiate a solution to the crunch.

77.   Both Ihalainen and Swanljung told Ahtisaari that their organisations were prepared to negotiate a solution to avoid a strike.

78.   Carter confirmed he had discussed the conflict in Bosnia with both Karadzic and Clinton and was prepared to help negotiate a solution under certain circumstances.

79.   Carter meanwhile said he had discussed the conflict in Bosnia with both Karadzic and US President Bill Clinton and was prepared to help negotiate a solution under certain circumstances.

80.   The United Nations has abandoned efforts to negotiate a solution to the political crisis in Haiti, a high-ranking UN official said Tuesday.