71.   The U.S. and Japan opened talks on the air cargo market today.

72.   The week before last, Assad agreed through U.S. mediators to open exploratory talks Wednesday outside Washington.

73.   The two companies plan to open talks on further cooperation once they complete the merger of their steel activities next month, Thyssen said last weekend.

74.   They would also open talks on a final settlement that would create a Palestinian state to coexist peacefully with Israel.

75.   Washington has been pressing Milosevic to open talks with the Albanian leadership in Kosovo and restore autonomy to the province.

76.   Washington has promised to open talks on Start III after Start II was ratified.

77.   Whether the UBS board will agree to open merger talks is another question, Stadler added.

78.   Pakistan has agreed but India says it wants an end to cross-border incursions before it opens talks.

79.   Pastrana has refused to open talks with the AUC.

80.   Pakistan also urged Russia to open new talks with Chechen leaders.