81.   They rejected his latest offer to speed up negotiations as no more than a ploy.

82.   They said they would only continue negotiations as a sovereign state, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.

83.   He dismissed recent Kabul overtures for negotiations as propaganda aimed at creating division in the militia ranks.

84.   In the executive committee, Kaddumi and Abu Mazen are to argue for a suspension of autonomy negotiations as a warning to Israel.

85.   A foreign ministry spokesman said Australia was committed to dialogue and negotiation as the best way to resolve the dispute.

86.   Agreement to such a non-binding system of information exchanges and consultations followed several months of tense negotiations as Russia wavered over joining the partnership.

87.   Agreement to such a non-binding system of information exchanges and consultatoions followed several months of tense negotiations as Russia wavered over joining the partnership.

88.   China Tuesday warned US arms sales to Taiwan were the most sensitive issue under negotiation as US Vice President Al Gore got down to top-level bilateral talks here.

89.   China urged India and Pakistan Tuesday to exercise restraint and solve differences through negotiations as the two nuclear-armed rivals appeared to move closer to war.

90.   US President Bill Clinton on Saturday withdrew a US initiative to reactivate multilateral trade negotiations as parts of efforts to bolster economic recovery, a senior French official said.