51.   Those consultations included recent discussions in Moscow between Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko and U.S. Vice President Al Gore.

52.   White House press secretary Joe Lockhart said Clinton had not had any recent discussions with Yeltsin concerning Kosovo and airstrikes.

53.   In recent bilateral discussions, the Lao government expressed concern that this site was serving as a base for anti-government Hmong elements operating in Laos.

54.   Bloomfield told reporters that he had briefed Maher on recent discussions in Gulf states concerning the situation in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

55.   The project follows recent discussions between Welsh Secretary William Hague and senior Japanese representatives during a trade mission to the Far East.

56.   UN and OAU special envoy to the Great Lakes region Mohamed Sahnoun will brief the heads of state on recent discussions he held with Kabila, Salim said.

57.   The early morning call was placed by Kim, who briefed Hata on his recent discussions with Russian President Boris Yeltsin on the subject, they said.