81.   Solana himself brushed off suggestions of his candidacy for the NATO post, but he acknowledged that informal discussions are taking place about a new secretary-general.

82.   The archbishop confirmed Wednesday that he has held informal discussions inside the residence with Tupac Amaru rebel leader Nestor Cerpa, exploring options for ending the crisis.

83.   The Castel Gandolfo meeting was the first time Jewish representatives had sat down for informal discussions with a pope.

84.   The following day, Wednesday, was devoted to informal discussion and networking at Concrete House.

85.   The importance or significance of Asem is that it is a forum for informal discussions on a wide area as possible.

86.   The negotiators looked relaxed as they sat together at the dinner table, and the sides later had a round of informal discussions, set to resume Saturday.

87.   The United States and several European nations failed to convince China the Tibetan groups should be allowed to make representations at the conference after several days of informal discussions.

88.   The spokesman, Paolo Bonaiuti, said the action would return the summits to the more informal discussion format they had in the beginning.

89.   The summit was reduced to two days, meaning a shortened or canceled retreat Saturday at which the leaders relax and have informal discussions.

90.   There could be informal discussions on a controversial proposal by Indonesian President Suharto to stabilize the devastated rupiah by pegging it to the U.S. dollar through a currency board.