11.   Powell conferred by telephone with Musharraf on Monday, the State Department said.

12.   Primakov also conferred by telephone with Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen, who did not plan to attend the meeting.

13.   Secretary of State Colin Powell conferred by telephone with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf earlier on Monday, the State Department said.

14.   Secretary of State Colin Powell conferred by telephone with Musharraf on Monday, the State Department said.

15.   Secretary of State Warren Christopher conferred by telephone with his British, French and German counterparts as well as NATO Secretary-General Willy Claes.

16.   The two leaders, slated to meet later this month in Genoa, Italy, for an economic summit, conferred by telephone.

17.   U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell conferred by telephone with Musharraf on Monday, the State Department said.

18.   U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher, who was in Jerusalem, conferred by telephone with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal.

19.   Yeltsin conferred by telephone with French President Jacques Chirac over Kosovo and other issues.