21.   Last week, he switched to a more conciliatory approach and invited legislative leaders to the Kremlin to discuss the formation of a new Cabinet.

22.   Massaquoi said government officials and representatives of all political parties and civil society should hold a national conference to discuss the formation of an interim government.

23.   Netanyahu met Friday morning with Ehud Barak, head of the Labor Party, but his aides denied that the two discussed formation of a unity government.

24.   No details were given of their agenda, but they were expected to discuss the formation of an international committee to supervise the truce.

25.   NZRFU deputy chairman Rob Fisher on Thursday confirmed his organization and the News Corporation subsidiary News Limited had discussed the formation of new international and provincial competitions.

26.   Powell is also expected to discuss the formation of a new European Union defense force.

27.   President Boris Yeltsin met on Wednesday with Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin to discuss formation of a new Russian government and ways of settling the stepped-up conflict in Chechnya.

28.   President Chandrika Kumaratunga invited Wickremesinghe to discuss formation of a new Cabinet and naming of a prime minister at her home on Saturday.

29.   Rabbani invited all Afghan groups except the Taliban to a meeting to discuss formation of a new government, but insisted that it be held in Kabul.

30.   The department and police have been discussing the formation of special units to deal with suicide threats.