11.   When American and European diplomats meet Milosevic, they should emphasize his suppression of dissent.

12.   Philippine and Chinese diplomats met last week in Beijing to discuss their differences in the Spratlys, but nothing significant was agreed upon.

13.   A British diplomat met Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri on Monday at the start of a Middle East tour that will take him to Jordan and Syria.

14.   A joint committee of U.N., UNITA and government officials and U.S., Russian and Portuguese diplomats meeting Thursday welcomed the release and urged UNITA to release more prisoners.

15.   A senior U.S. diplomat was meeting with Syrian officials Sunday to discuss the prospects of peace with Israel and other Middle East issues.

16.   A spokesman at the U.S. Embassy said diplomats were meeting to discuss the case but would likely not release a statement.

17.   A Japanese diplomat met five Japanese suspects held in Lebanon on Wednesday, the first such meeting since they were arrested nearly three weeks ago.

18.   A U.S diplomat met detained Chinese-American human rights activist Harry Wu in China on Monday, the U.S. State Department said.

19.   A senior Cuban diplomat met Wednesday with British authorities and told them they can meet soon with seven Britons being held in Cuba, the authorities said.

20.   A top U.S. diplomat met Wednesday with President Hafez Assad, who reiterated support for the Middle East peace talks, a presidential spokesman said.