21.   Chinese authorities have jailed most dissidents or run them out of the capital during the conference in an attempt to prevent protests and contacts with conference delegates.

22.   Conference delegates agreed that the agency should conduct a workshop in the region, allowing the two sides to hold direct talks on nuclear safety.

23.   Conference delegates, dismayed by squabbles over commitments to increase aid and debt relief to poorer countries, applauded Mrs. Clinton after she spoke.

24.   Conference delegates, dismayed by squabbles over commitments to increase aid and debt relief to poorer countries, applauded the U.S. initiative.

25.   Conference delegates, virtually all of whom favor a continued ban, called that naive.

26.   Conference delegates agreed to draw up a strategy and code of conduct for sporting events that would protect the environment.

27.   Conference delegates also planned to discuss demands for equal rights and Russian-German cooperation on minority issues.

28.   Conference delegates said it was also a means of placating Fatah activists frustrated by the current autonomy government structure.

29.   Conference delegates, dismayed by squabbles over commitments to increase aid and debt relief to poorer countries, applauded Mrs. Clinton when she stepped down from the podium.

30.   Conference delegates agreed that the agency should conduct a workshop in the region, allowing the two sides to hold face-to-face discussions on nuclear safety.