1. President Eduardo Frei of Chile visits the United States to discuss including Chile in the North American Free Trade Agreement. 2. Participants will discuss topics including employment, culture, education, democracy, development, environment and health, Fromenta said. 3. Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer and his South Korean counterpart, Gong Ro-myung, met to discuss issues including the tense Korean Peninsula, they said. 4. He said a number of possibilities have been discussed including the United Nations, the United States and the European Union. 5. In a statement Tuesday, FIFA said its planning group had discussed issues including ticket guarantees, marketing and the distribution of income to the finalist teams. 6. President Suharto plans to visit Malaysia next Sunday to discuss issues including the disputed islands of Sipadan and Ligitan, a palace official said. 7. The Liberty Times quoted unidentified officials as saying Chang plans to visit other Southeast Asian countries soon to discuss including Taiwan in a regional security system. 8. The Red Cross, meanwhile, reported an envoy was in Belgrade to discuss issues including three American soldiers being held by Yugoslavia. 9. U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry met his British counterpart Michael Portillo Thursday, and discussed issues including NATO enlargement and Bosnia. 10. U.S., Russian defense chiefs meet in Helsinki to discuss including Russian troops in Kosovo peacekeeping. |