111.   US and Canadian officials said most of the leaders at the meeting dismissed the criticisms.

112.   Virtue dismissed such criticism.

113.   White House spokesman Mike McCurry dismissed criticism from Republicans that Clinton included campaign donors among those business executives who are part of the official delegation.

114.   PLO chief Yasser Arafat, meanwhile, dismissed harsh criticism by the head of the European Union observer team that the Palestinian Authority was running a disorganized election.

115.   Pataki had dismissed criticism about accepting the gift of travel funding, saying the chamber had no business before the state.

116.   Petrioli Tofani dismissed the criticism.

117.   Allchin dismissed such criticism with a laugh.

118.   Also on Thursday, Ethiopia dismissed criticism by the U.N. human rights chief Mary Robinson that the country was violating rights by deporting Eritrean nationals.

119.   Alatas dismissed criticism of the Pakpahan case as premature because it is still pending.

120.   Also Tuesday, the Taliban dismissed United Nations criticism of their decision to end U.N.-brokered peace talks with the northern-based opposition.