1.   Although they condemned the killing of the Hamas leader, senior Palestinian officials sat down again in Jerusalem with their Israeli counterparts to discuss strengthening their peculiar truce.

2.   Prime Minister Lee Hong-koo left for China Tuesday on a week-long visit to discuss strengthening bilateral ties, especially over the North Korean nuclear dispute.

3.   Bulgarian President Zhelyu Zhelev is to visit South Korea early next month to discuss strengthening diplomatic and trade ties, the presidential office announced Thursday.

4.   Danish Foreign Minister Niels Helveg Petersen will visit Seoul later this month to discuss strengthening relations, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

5.   Gabonese President Omar Bongo met his South Korean counterpart, Kim Young-sam, on Saturday to discuss strengthening diplomatic ties.

6.   Gong will meet with his counterparts from EU member countries to discuss strengthening economic and other ties, officials said.

7.   President Eduardo Frei of Chile arrived in Manila Monday to discuss strengthening political and economic ties between his country and the Philippines.

8.   Prime Minister Lee Hong-koo is to make an official visit to China in May to discuss strengthening bilateral ties, his office announced Thursday.

9.   Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov is to visit Seoul in February to discuss strengthening trade and diplomatic ties with South Korea, the presidential office announced Wednesday.

10.   German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel will meet with South African President Nelson Mandela next week to discuss strengthening European Union links with southern Africa, officials said Thursday.