Mr. Annan said that while he supported the proposal to send a human rights mission, he did not see a direct mediation role for himself.

Finding Political Advantage The mediation role made for a productive weekend for the Governor, particularly given that negotiations over the state budget were deadlocked anyway.

White House aides said this week that he might want to continue this mediation role here, even after he leaves office.

Analysts here said the United States was being dragged back into a mediation role despite President Bush's desire to lessen the American involvement.

During the Allende period, he assumed the presidency of the party, which led to his mediation role before the coup.

That was less than the mediation role that some Western governments had sought for the organization.

We will willingly undertake a mediation role, and pursue it from now until the Grand Tourney.

The temptation to downplay abuses is exacerbated, as the United Nations fears that denouncing one side will jeopardize its mediation role in peace talks.

They met to discuss a possible American mediation role in South Africa.

Arafat informed Ross that he is not happy with the American mediation role and the Israeli delaying tactics.