France also wants diplomatic steps taken to restore the cease-fire that expired at the end of April.

Besides the commercial and diplomatic steps the Americans are offering, Washington's greatest bargaining chip is the trip itself.

Washington should take one other important diplomatic step in advance of possible military action.

Additional diplomatic, military and political steps were also said to be under active consideration by Mr. Reagan.

Kryeziu took a law degree in 1974, while he was making his first intellectual and diplomatic steps towards his career.

Two weeks later Kabila abandoned such diplomatic steps.

So, they said, they hoped the prime minister might be willing to take bold diplomatic steps that he had not considered before.

The possible return of weapons inspectors is also a sensitive issue, particularly to European nations, which have publicly urged diplomatic steps to avoid a confrontation.

Thanks to pressure from this European Parliament, decisive diplomatic steps were then taken.

And the people of the world would note that the United States had taken a diplomatic step worthy of its principles.