21.   Musharraf walked from the podium as he addressed the summit and shook hands with Indian Vajpayee, who appeared surprised, but stood up and responded.

22.   Palestinian Cabinet Minister Saeb Erekat said summit organizers later called Palestinian officials and assured them Arafat would be able to address the summit at a later time.

23.   Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh, Gujral and Sharif will all address the summit, aimed at improving regional economic cooperation.

24.   The Palestinians had wanted Arafat to address the summit first, Salameh said.

25.   U.S. President George W. Bush met with French President Jacques Chirac on Friday morning before addressing the summit.

26.   U.S. Vice President Al Gore jets in Sunday morning to address the summit and meet with Croatian President Franjo Tudjman.

27.   Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, addressing the summit, said BSEC has already produced some joint projects in the spheres of energy, transportation and environment.

28.   Weizman was one of the first of dozens of head of state, heads of government and ministers scheduled to address the summit, which concludes Friday.

29.   He will address the summit on Tuesday and return to New Delhi on Wednesday.

30.   Indian Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda is due to address the summit on Monday.