11.   Sisavath arrived earlier Monday for a three-day visit to discuss means of overcoming the regional economic turmoil.

12.   The National Assembly, or parliament, is to hold an emergency meeting Thursday to discuss means of averting a military confrontation with the United States over weapons inspections.

13.   The researchers are discussing means for more effective and efficient cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.

14.   The Saudi and Spanish ministers also discussed means of supporting Middle East peacemaking efforts, the sources said.

15.   In Amman, an official at the royal palace said King Abdullah and Zinni discussed means to restore calm in the Palestinian territories.

16.   In Amman, an official at the royal palace said Abdullah and Zinni discussed means to restore calm in the Palestinian territories.

17.   In principle, the economically-crumbling North has accepted the proposal for Red Cross talks aimed at discussing means of transporting non-governmental food assistanct to the North.

18.   An official at the royal palace said Abdullah and the two Americans had discussed means to restore calm in the Palestinian territories.

19.   They also intended to cooperate in UN peace-keeping operations and would discuss means of strengthening UN peace-keeping capabilities, he said.

20.   They also discussed the means to boost relations between Kuwait and Russia.