The Administration announced four small initiatives to foster growth and reconciliation.

In granting it the power to recommend amnesty for political crimes the Government hopes to foster reconciliation and to avoid divisive prosecutions.

Mandela did not comment on the amnesty call, but said the new government had to show "flexibility" if it wanted to foster reconciliation in South Africa.

This was necessary to foster true reconciliation and unity, he said.

But there are no impartial institutions in Iraq, ready to foster reconciliation.

He felt that this would foster reconciliation between non-Communist nationalists in the south.

Yet Lee did much to foster reconciliation.

Opponents of the agreement cannot come up with any progress that is being made to foster peace and reconciliation on the island of Ireland.

They said they also hoped to encourage direct contacts between the two sides, from family visits to official negotiations, to foster trust and reconciliation.

But any attempt to replace them undoubtedly will provoke further labor strife and set back efforts to foster reconciliation.