21.   Moussa said Mubarak and al-Sharaa had focused on how to coordinate Arab positions concerning the Middle East peace process.

22.   Mubarak and Assad meet frequently to coordinate their positions on the peace process.

23.   President Bush was holding parallel talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Jiang Zemin in Shanghai, China, trying to coordinate their positions with his.

24.   Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are believed to be coordinating their positions ahead of that meeting.

25.   The Arab League met Saturday morning to coordinate their position on the final declaration.

26.   The Arab League representatives in Durban met Saturday morning to coordinate their position on the final declaration.

27.   The diplomatic trio met on Thursday night and Moratinos told reporters Friday the aim of the discussion was to coordinate positions on how to reduce regional tensions.

28.   The leaders of Egypt, Jordan and the Palestinians met Sunday to coordinate their positions in negotiations with Israel, particularly on the status of Jerusalem.

29.   The opposition groups plan to meet before the Thursday meeting to coordinate their position.

30.   The two countries want to convene a five-way summit to also include Syria, Lebanon and the Palestinians to coordinate positions prior to resumed talks with Israel.