11.   Governor Eduard Rossel discussed preparations for the summit with Yeltsin aides who visited the city on Wednesday.

12.   He met the ambassadors of Britain, Australia, Germany and China to discuss election preparations.

13.   He said officials of both public transport companies would be called for a meeting on Friday to discuss the preparations for the trial run.

14.   He did not specify the measures to be taken, saying election officials would meet next week with political party representatives to discuss preparations.

15.   In a show of defiance, the Palestinian Cabinet also said it discussed preparations for a declaration of statehood in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

16.   In a weekend statement, Bweiz said Gonzalez also will discuss preparations for a conference in Barcelona, Spain, in November on the development of the Mediterranean basin.

17.   Ironically, those preparations were discussed at a meeting of school administrators and Granite Hills parents the night before the attack at the school.

18.   Interior Minister Viktor Yerin, First Deputy Prime Minister Oleg Soskovets and counterintelligence chief Sergei Stepashin were presumed to be discussing preparations for the attack.

19.   Ivanov will also discuss preparations for a Yeltsin-Jiang summit, which is tentatively scheduled for October or November, Karasin said.

20.   Kassis and Israeli Minister of Tourism Moshe Katsav, held a joint news conference Monday to discuss preparations for the celebrations.