81.   Following a short opening session, the talks will split up in bilateral meetings when most of the hard bargaining will happen.

82.   Foreign ministers were to hold bilateral meetings on Thursday, before meeting together on Friday for a joint session.

83.   French President Jacques Chirac arrived in the Vietnamese capital Wednesday for a series of bilateral meetings and to attend a summit of leaders from French-speaking countries.

84.   Foreign ministers held bilateral meetings on Thursday, before meeting together on Friday for a joint session.

85.   Germany, which holds the rotating EU presidency, was still holding bilateral meetings into the early evening, well past a self-imposed afternoon deadline.

86.   He also blamed Israel for the lack of security cooperation, saying it insisted on bilateral meetings rather than discussions that include U.S. officials.

87.   Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou, who was also attending the Istanbul summit, said Cyprus could be discussed during a bilateral meeting with his Turkish counterpart Ismail Cem.

88.   He met with President Clinton in Washington in November, and a number of high-level bilateral meetings have followed.

89.   He said he would raise the issue during his bilateral meeting Friday evening with Putin.

90.   Heads of state also held dozens of bilateral meetings in a large tent on the summit grounds a cultural center along the banks of the Tagus River.