11.   Commission sources said Albright had underlined the importance of relations with China and the importance of not isolating Beijing.

12.   Election commission sources said the elections to the Kashmir legislature would be conducted in four phases.

13.   There was hope a final deal will be concluded by Monday, commission sources said.

14.   There was hope a final deal would be concluded by Monday, commission sources said.

15.   There were no immediate fresh reports of violence Thursday, electoral commission sources said.

16.   Privately, commission sources said that protectionist sentiment among EU states had hardened since last March, when the EU finalised its offer, making any further concessions unlikely.

17.   The commission source said Van Miert had decided to stress the European rather than the German market.

18.   The commission sources added that Mohamed al Amin Khalifa, the speaker of the present parliament, will try his luck in the Halfaya constituency Khartoum North.

19.   The European Commission will urge EU member states to keep up aid to Cuba for the next year but reduce the amount, a commission source said Thursday.

20.   The European Commission will call Wednesday for EU-wide rules governing a new generation of personal communication services by satellite, commission sources said on Tuesday.