Opposition leaders met with Mr. Premadasa before an all-party conference that he will convene Wednesday.

The government called an all-party conference on Dec. 17 to discuss the Punjab issue.

By early October the King was pressuring the British political world for an all-party conference.

Saudi Arabia also offered to host an all-party conference in November to break the deadlock in government formation.

European diplomats trying to arrange an all-party conference of Macedonia's politicians to address minority Albanian grievances said they needed a few more days.

Azapo also rejected the suggestion of an all-party conference, and denied having pursued any contacts with the government.

On 6 August 2000, over three dozen parties which took part in the all-party conference had rejected the NRB plan.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa established an all-party conference to evolve consensus for a negotiated settlement.

He pressed the new government to set up an all-party conference on House of Lords reform, and to abolish identity cards as soon as possible.

The Congress's statement today stipulated that an all-party conference "can only be convened after all obstacles to negotiations have actually been removed."