1.   Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak might visit Russia soon, the Israeli ambassador was quoted as saying Friday.

2.   The ambassador also was quoted as saying he doubted his government would provide any funding for the elections if the opposition boycotted them.

3.   The ambassador was quoted as saying rescue teams do not believe it possible for the bodies to be brought down.

4.   The companies include Daewoo, Hyundai, Ssangyong, Samsung and Sunkyung, the Times of India newspaper reported, quoting South Korean ambassador in New Delhi.

5.   The English-language Jordan Times quoted the ambassador, Marwan Muasher, as saying that the Clinton administration will seek the funds for economic assistance from the Congress.

6.   In another report, Bangkok dailies quoted Burmese ambassador Tin Winn as suggesting that eradication of opium production, while remaining a priority, would take some time.

7.   But ITAR-TASS news agency quoted North Korean ambassador Son Sen Phir as saying there was no need to hold an international conference on the issue.

8.   The report quotes South African ambassador to Thailand, Roel Goris, as saying the two governments are discussing a number of proposals.

9.   The Phnom Penh Post quoted US ambassador Kent Weidemann as saying the haste was a dereliction of due process.

10.   The ambassador was meanwhile quoted as saying that Thailand and Burma should be able to settle any boundary demarcation with the end of military action against Khun Sa.