81.   However, he said it must be well prepared and lead to concrete results.

82.   Israeli Environment Minister Yossi Sarid said on state radio that he expected concrete results from these talks.

83.   A first day of talks Wednesday yielded no concrete results, although officials from both sides said that the fact that discussions were taking place was a positive sign.

84.   A series of discussions between Israeli and Syrian military officials held since the official negotiations ended last February have not yielded any concrete results.

85.   A UN-backed bid to negotiate a peace deal which began last December so far has produced no concrete results.

86.   After months of negotiations, the two sides in February signed a declaration of principles to try to solve the dispute, but no concrete results have emerged yet.

87.   An inter-state economic committee already exists but has failed to produce concrete results.

88.   APEC, founded five years ago, is desperate to come up with concrete results, but operates on a consensus basis that makes decision-making long and cautious.

89.   Arafat himself does not hold out much hope that the summit, opening Tuesday, will produce concrete results, Abu Zaida said.

90.   Arafat says talks with nday with US Secretary of State Colin Powell despite the lack of concrete results, during a phone conversation with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher.