11.   A Council of Europe delegation left Belarus on Friday after trying to gauge the possibility of dialogue with this former Soviet republic ruled by an autocratic president.

12.   A government delegation left Tuesday for Israel to settle compensation issues stemming from the downing of an airliner by a Ukrainian missile.

13.   A Japanese government delegation left for North Korea on Tuesday in an effort to restart talks on normalizing relations with the reclusive communist state.

14.   A North Korean delegation leaves for New York on Saturday to hold preliminary peace talks with the United States and South Korea.

15.   A Palestinian official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Palestinian delegation left the room but remained in Beirut.

16.   A high-level Eritrean delegation left Yemen late Wednesday after two hours of talks with Yemeni officials on the dispute.

17.   A high-ranking delegation left Tokyo Wednesday for meetings with U.S. officials in Washington.

18.   A Russian parliamentary delegation left Sunday for Israel, where it planned to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat.

19.   A World Bank delegation left Belarus on Tuesday saying no aid will be provided to this former Soviet republic until it begins economic reforms.

20.   A Palestinian official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Palestinian delegation left the room at the morning opening session but remained in Beirut.