71.   Belarussian parliament leaders were in Moscow this week for meetings with their Russian counterparts.

72.   Bolton and a delegation of U.S. negotiators met Monday and Tuesday with Russian counterparts led by Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Mamedov.

73.   Boris Mayorski, his Russian counterpart, said Russia was not taking part in any discussions on the military annex to the peace agreement.

74.   Business was at the top of the agenda Saturday when Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen met with his Russian counterpart, Viktor Chernomyrdin.

75.   Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji is scheduled to arrive in Russia on Friday and meet with his Russian counterpart Mikhail Kasyanov and other top officials.

76.   Christopher and his Russian counterpart, Yevgeny Primakov, echoed those sentiments when they made their announcement Tuesday, saying both still had problems with the treaty.

77.   Chinese Prime Minister Li Peng will visit Moscow in late February for talks with his Russian counterpart, Viktor Chernomyrdin, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported Saturday.

78.   Ciller said she sent a message to her Russian counterpart, Viktor Chernomyrdin, assuring him Turkey would do its utmost to secure the release of the hostages.

79.   Ciller on Thursday sent a message to her Russian counterpart, Viktor Chernomyrdin, assuring him Turkey would do its utmost to secure the release of the hostages.

80.   Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Emma Mejia met with her Russian counterpart on Tuesday to discuss increasing bilateral trade, international peace efforts and cooperation in fighting drug trafficking.