31.   Pangalos, who hosted the meeting, did not even blink when the foreign minister of Macedonia referred to his country with that name during a joint news conference.

32.   After much delay, ministers were due to approve guidelines on creating the single European sky, according to the Spanish government, which is hosting the meeting.

33.   Although the Danish monarch has no political power, Margrethe is expected to host meetings with political leaders if the Social Democratic-led government resigns after the elections.

34.   Angering Turkey, the Basque regional parliament agreed Tuesday to host a meeting of the Kurdish parliament-in-exile in July.

35.   Australia plans to host meeting to ban chemical and biological weapons.

36.   Beijing sharply criticized the European Parliament on Friday for hosting a meeting of activists who want independence for the Chinese region of Xinjiang.

37.   Both sides opened their talks in Libya last year and succeeding meetings were hosted by Malaysia, where a cease-fire was signed last August.

38.   Britain on Sunday will host a meeting of British, French and American defense ministers.

39.   Brahimi thanked the United Arab Emirates for being the first country to offer to host the meeting.

40.   Bulgaria agreed to host another meeting of deputy defense ministers to discuss the plan, said Defense Minister Akis Tsochadzopoulos after meeting with his Bulgarian counterpart, Georgi Ananiev.