81.   Nigeria had hoped to settle the conflict outside of court through bilateral talks.

82.   On Thursday, Milosevic met with Russian President Boris Yeltsin in Moscow and said force could not settle the conflict in the former Yugoslavia.

83.   On Sunday, Russian President Boris Yeltsin is expected to announce a plan to settle the conflict in Chechnya.

84.   Only then, Annan added, would people of different cultures be able to settle conflicts peaceably.

85.   Prime Minister John Bruton said earlier Wednesday that he hoped the United States would continue playing a small but crucial role in settling the conflict in Northern Ireland.

86.   Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, in a meeting today with Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev, urged that the Chechnya conflict be settled peacefully, officials said.

87.   Russia, which as a permanent council member wields a veto, however, has said it opposed any use of force to settle the conflict.

88.   Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, in a meeting Friday with Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev, urged that the Chechnya conflict be settled peacefully, officials said.

89.   Russia has also sought the support of India and China in its efforts to settle the conflict.

90.   Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin met in Moscow with Chechen elders for two hours to discuss ways to settle the conflict.