91.   Abbas told reporters before leaving Cairo that Arafat wanted Egypt to host talks with Israel on extending Palestinian self-rule.

92.   Bongo said Friday that he would be prepared to host talks in Libreville, in the presence of the presidents of Cameroon, Congo and Angola.

93.   Beilin headed the first official Israeli delegation to visit Oman in April, when Muscat hosted multilateral talks on water resources.

94.   Burns said that the United States still hopes to host reconciliation talks between the two rival Kurdish groups to strengthen their autonomy.

95.   But French officials said French Finance and Economy Minister Jean Arthuis, who hosted the talks, would read out to the press a summary of their agreed conclusions.

96.   Egypt has hosted autonomy talks between Israeli and Palestinian officials and Mubarak has played a key role in promoting regional peace.

97.   Egypt hosted intensive talks between the two sides leading up to the May accord signed in Cairo.

98.   The others were Oman and Qatar, which have hosted talks on water resources and arms control, respectively.

99.   The rebels said earlier they would send representatives by Thursday to South Africa, which has agreed to host the talks.

100.   The United States is hosting talks between the three Balkan presidents on Wednesday, one day after the leaders were to travel to Moscow to meet with Yeltsin.