All of them, plus Britain and other European countries, Canada, Japan and Australia, took part in the weekend talks.

However, Phillips said he understood that they would be present for weekend talks, which he fully expects to be required.

Mexican officials agreed in weekend talks in Mexico City to eliminate their complicated system of matching auto exports and imports in the next decade.

Before the weekend talks, the players were asking for 60 percent of gross revenue, while the owners were offering 56.2 percent.

The weekend talks stalled on United's inability to agree the price for Knighton's withdrawal from the take-over.

Administration officials said that even if the weekend talks fall short of a settlement, Clinton does not intend - at least publicly - to embrace any specific solution himself.

In weekend talks, the European Commission and the Swedes decided to express joint disapproval of Zimbabwe's domestic policies.

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A senior Japanese Foreign Ministry official warned today against "raised expectations" that any pending trade issues would be solved during the weekend talks.

The two sides remained far apart last night following the hectic weekend talks, during which the minimum bid had been raised to $65 a share from $63.