11. Despite differences on how to make the EU more efficient, summit host Ireland said it was crucial to speed up the debate about changes. 12. Despite differences on how to make the EU more efficient, summit host Ireland said it was crucial to speed up the EU reform debate. 13. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, the summit host, said the EU foreign ministers will set a date by which Solana will take on his new assignment. 14. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, the summit host, said EU foreign ministers will set a date for Solana to take up his new assignment. 15. German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, the summit host, agreed to have the leaders discuss the issue over lunch. 16. German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, the summit host, agreed to have the leaders discuss the issue over lunch, and foreign ministers had it on their evening agenda. 17. He declined to reveal the exact location of the Alberta resort, citing protocol that allows the summit host to make the announcement of the specific place. 18. In choosing Nago as summit host -- guaranteeing it several important construction projects -- Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi had hoped to diffuse opposition to the base. 19. In Baghdad, the state-run press lambasted summit host Hosni Mubarak for not inviting Iraq to the summit. 20. It has received strong backing from the prime ministers of summit host Canada and from Britain, both of whose leaders are seeking a legacy of African development. |