1.   He also made it clear that in his view a lasting political settlement could only be achieved when the Algerian people made their wishes known through the ballot box.

2.   From the outset it was clear, even to NATO hawks such as Britain, that a lasting Kosovo settlement could only come under the aegis of the U.N.

3.   He suggested that the leadership of the Northern Alliance did not fully trust the United States in its efforts to broker a lasting settlement of the Afghan civil war.

4.   Instead, they have typically been interrupted early on, before they could burn themselves out and establish the preconditions for a lasting settlement.

5.   One day, perhaps, Israel will make the concessions that Shimon Peres has tirelessly advocated to secure a lasting settlement with the Palestinians.

6.   The diplomatic track began in the ruins of the Rambouillet peace agreement, the deal which was supposed to be the basis for a lasting settlement in Kosovo.

7.   The underlying dispute remains unresolved and Assistant Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke has agreed to mediate a more lasting settlement.

8.   And I can say finally that the meeting noted that the creation of the Federation was a valuable contribution to political stability and the search for a lasting settlement.

9.   Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on a truce more than a year ago, but progress toward a lasting settlement has been slow.

10.   Australia and New Zealand, which have peace monitors deployed on the island, are growing impatient and are pressuring both sides to find a lasting political settlement.