21.   Egypt, too, has tried to mediate, offering to host a summit of the Yemeni and Eritrean leaders.

22.   Even as Nepal hosted a summit for South Asian leaders last week, thousands of soldiers patrolled the streets of the capital, Katmandu.

23.   Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine of France, which holds the EU presidency and is hosting the summit in this Mediterranean resort, was optimistic.

24.   Germany hosts emergency summit to allow EU expansion.

25.   Gadhafi had been expected to host a summit Saturday of African leaders he had invited to take part in prayers Friday marking the beginning of the Muslim new year.

26.   He said that in the search for peace, Zimbabwe had hosted two summits since the insurgency began in July.

27.   Her aim is to narrow differences on a West Bank accord before President Bill Clinton hosts a summit with the two Mideast leaders later in the month.

28.   In his opening remarks, Muluzi, who is hosting the summit, said member nations must unify in the fight against the AIDS epidemic in the region.

29.   Iranian President Mohammad Khatami was the first to arrive in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan which is hosting the summit, for talks with Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov.

30.   It plans to host a summit of Balkan leaders on the island of Crete this November.