31.   Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto responded that because relations between the two countries are improving, he would seriously consider allowing Russia to host the summit.

32.   Italy will also host a summit on global hunger organized by the Rome-based U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization in November.

33.   Kharrazi, nephew of Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi, claimed that the United States had tried to block Iran from hosting the summit.

34.   Labor unions and other groups presented Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, who is hosting the summit, with a declaration setting out their demands.

35.   Last week in Cairo, Mubarak said he had sent a message to Sharon offering to host a summit between the prime minister and Arafat.

36.   Last year, when Malaysia hosted the APEC summit, Mahathir criticized the body for not doing enough to put an end to the Asian financial crisis.

37.   Mubarak had already offered to host the summit at the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

38.   NON-ALIGNED SUMMIT, Colombia will host summit of dozens of countries.

39.   North Korea is hosting the summit in the mysterious style that it has often employed over the years.

40.   On Saturday, Gadhafi will host a summit of the Libyan-created Organization of Saharan and Sahelian nations.