21.   The meetings are taking place under the auspices of Norwegian diplomats, said Ferdinand Smit, a top aide to Norwegian mediator Terje Larsen.

22.   The Norwegian government does not expect Russia to retaliate by expelling Norwegian diplomats.

23.   The negotiations leading up to the summit were spearheaded by Norwegian diplomat Terje Larsen who is the senior U.N. official in the Gaza Strip.

24.   The Nansen medal is named for Norwegian diplomat and explorer Fridtjof Nansen, the very first High Commissioner for Refugees under the League of Nations.

25.   The negotiations leading up to the summit were spearheaded by Norwegian diplomat Terje Larsen, the senior U.N. official in the Gaza Strip.

26.   The Norwegian diplomat was in Zagreb, Croatia.

27.   The Palestinian leader was also expected to meet an old friend, Terje Roed Larsen, the Norwegian diplomat who opened the Oslo Channel.

28.   Three Norwegian diplomats who reportedly played key roles in the recent Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations were honored with Masonic Peace Prizes on Tuesday.

29.   They said they thought the ministry was aware of the prize because Norwegian diplomats and news media were present at the awards ceremony.

30.   U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali named Thorvald Stoltenberg, a Norwegian diplomat, as his personal envoy in Bosnia.