21.   Peres told Israel television in an interview recorded in Washington where he is on a weeklong visit.

22.   A contingent of Slovak soldiers is receiving some Western-style military training here, but their weeklong visit to central Indiana goes beyond marching orders.

23.   A disputed dinner date marred the start Monday of a weeklong visit by a senior Chinese official, highlighting the strains in Anglo-Chinese relations over Hong Kong.

24.   A pair of German navy frigates arrived in the eastern China port of Qingdao on Monday for a weeklong friendly visit, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

25.   A senior Chinese official arrived in Taiwan Monday for a weeklong visit, bringing hopes of thawing relations between the two rival governments.

26.   After the news conference, Herzog planned to spend the day in the coastal resort of Swakopmund, and depart on Sunday for a weeklong visit to South Africa.

27.   Ahern arrived late Thursday on the last leg of his weeklong visit to mainland China.

28.   Albright was concluding a weeklong visit to Asia on Saturday.

29.   Amsterdam Mayor Job Cohen and six city council members signed the agreement Thursday, after a weeklong visit to the former Dutch colony.

30.   American film director Oliver Stone wrapped up a weeklong visit to Cuba on Thursday after researching a documentary he wants to make about the Caribbean island.