21.   But, in a prepared statement, the delegation he heads said it had confirmed the Chinese were trying to close down the pirate factories.

22.   But the foreign forum delegations said they would not be suppressed.

23.   But the writers delegation said they hold the entire government, including Khatami, responsible.

24.   Companies owned by Pakistani Canadian nationals will lead the way, the delegation said.

25.   Foreign food aid is clearly saving lives, and the international community is feeding nearly every child under the age of seven, the delegation said.

26.   He said Russia, China and Italy had offered amendments to the British draft, and that several delegations said they needed instructions from their governments.

27.   Implementation of a peace plan for Sierra Leone has stalled and disarmament of the combatants is unlikely to begin Monday as scheduled, an regional delegation said.

28.   In response the Swiss delegation said reforms were underway that would reduce state intervention in many agricultural sectors and cut consumer prices.

29.   Its main aim, that the views of some of the African delegations should be set on the record, had nevertheless been achieved, the Zambian delegation said.

30.   Lekic said the delegation that Milosevic sent to the Kosovo negotiations that began Saturday in Rambouillet, France proves his point.