1.   Gonchar had been planning to meet members of the disbanded Parliament to select the opposition delegation.

2.   Abdullah, head of the opposition delegation, said he remained optimistic about future talks.

3.   But the opposition delegation appeared to fall short of its goal of persuading the Kremlin to drop its support for Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic.

4.   Disputes between government and opposition leaders have delayed the arrival of an opposition delegation for the talks on national reconciliation in Dushanbe.

5.   Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi met a Sudanese opposition delegation Sunday in a bid to end the civil war in Sudan.

6.   The deputy head of the opposition delegation, Abdunabi Sattorzoda, flew back to the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, to investigate the arrests.

7.   The head of the opposition delegation, Ali Akbar Turadzhonzoda, said Friday the meeting should be held in May, at the next round of peace talks.

8.   The opposition delegation returned, but only after strong urging by a U.N. special envoy and several foreign ambassadors.

9.   The opposition delegation returned, but only at the strong urging of a U.N. special envoy and several foreign ambassadors.

10.   The opposition delegation walked out last week to protest the arrest of several of its activists in Moscow.