1.   Therefore an important element of the summit was a wide range of bilateral meetings, especially those between Chandra Shekhar and Nawaz Sharif.

2.   Bilateral meetings were also held throughout April, especially between Romania and Moldova.

3.   Exclusion from these conferences, and from various bilateral meetings among the leaders of the Big Three, was a source of considerable irritation to him.

4.   At the bilateral meetings Friday, Clinton raised issues ranging from the Middle East peace process to increased aid to poor African nations, officials said.

5.   Bilateral meetings will be held throughout the two-day conference, officials said.

6.   Bilateral meetings are also expected between the U.S. and Japan.

7.   After a series of meetings, including one bilateral meeting between Israelis and Palestinians, Zinni believed he was making progress, the official said.

8.   After taking part in a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin, Clinton said Chernomyrdin assured him Yeltsin was only suffering from a bad sore throat.

9.   Bush and Mexican President Vicente Fox also held a bilateral meeting Friday and re-affirmed a new multi-pronged border security plan to guard borders while accommodating trade.

10.   Bush will also participate in bilateral meetings with other national leaders, expected to focus on such contentious issues as global warming, as well as trade.