41.   Security was tight at the former royal palace where the talks were held.

42.   Russian armoured vehicles blocked all routes into the city as demonstrators gathered in front of the former presidential palace for the fifth straight day.

43.   Rubin met with Muoi in the Independence Palace, the former presidential palace of the Saigon regime, a sprawling building in central Ho Chi Minh City.

44.   Security has been tight at the former Egyptian royal palace turned seafront hotel where the talks have been held.