71.   Khamtay is to meet with French President Jacques Chirac on Wednesday to discuss bilateral ties, foreign ministry spokesman Jacques Rummelhardt said.

72.   Klestil also discussed economic ties with Israeli Trade and Industry Micha Harish.

73.   Nabil Abu Rudeina, spokesman for the Palestinian authority, said Arafat would meet King Hassan II of Morocco on Wednesday to discuss bilateral ties.

74.   Mussa added that Weizman would meet several other ministers on Tuesday to discuss bilateral ties, notably economic relations between the two countries.

75.   On Monday, Gligorov held talks in Belgrade with Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic to discuss normalising ties between their two countries and formally opening diplomatic relations.

76.   Prime Minister Dragisa Petric of Yugoslavia met Nigerian officials Friday to discuss improving ties between two countries seeking dividends from democracy.

77.   Polish Prime Minister Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz and his Czech counterpart Vaclav Klaus met Sunday to discuss closer ties between the two countries, the Polish PAP news agency reported.

78.   Prince Naruhito is to meet Omani Sultan Qaboos and senior officials during his stay to discuss bilateral ties, the agency said.

79.   Rafsanjani said the two countries would also discuss bilateral ties, including cooperation relating to the Caspian Sea and transborder cooperation, he said.

80.   Russian diplomats said Kozyrev was also due to discuss bilateral ties with Syrian officials.