91.   The interior ministers will now hold an informal meeting in Paris in early April to continue their work, Pasqua said.

92.   The Japanese minister will also hold talks with Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and Commerce Minister Pranab Mukherjee during his two-day stay in the Indian capital.

93.   The French minister also held talks with Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati and was scheduled to meet the ministers of industry, transport, housing and Islamic culture.

94.   The Iraqi minister has also held talks with Saudi officials over a request by Baghdad to establish a free trade zone between the two countries.

95.   The Iraqi minister will hold talks with his Pakistani counterpart, Sardar Assef Ahmad Ali, officials said.

96.   The minister will hold bi-lateral talks with US Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen on Monday, and also plans to meet Canadian, German and Japanese officials.

97.   The ministers held four hours of free-flowing talks which touched on social and economic issues more than politics.

98.   The ministers were holding their Spring meeting in Noordwijk on the west coast of the Netherlands.

99.   The ministers will hold their portfolios until general elections are held, which are scheduled in mid-October.