21.   Caribbean leaders have held a series of preparatory meetings to prepare for their summit with Clinton, Robertson said.

22.   Delegates will try to settle outstanding issues during a two-week preparatory meeting starting Monday in Geneva.

23.   Doswald-Beck spoke to reporters before a final preparatory meeting starting Monday in New York, which will determine the agenda for Rome.

24.   Doswald-Beck spoke to reporters in advance of a final preparatory meeting starting Monday in New York, which will determine the agenda for Rome.

25.   During preparatory meetings Saturday and Sunday in Sultan Kudarat in Maguindanao, the two sides failed to agree on where to hold formal peace negotiations.

26.   He said a preparatory meeting toward that goal will be held between deputy foreign ministers of Russia and Japan on Thursday, also as scheduled.

27.   His trade minister, Rafidah Aziz, also warned her colleagues at a preparatory meeting.

28.   In a preparatory bilateral meeting here, the United States advised North Korea to take steps toward improved relations with other countries and warned against another long-range missile test.

29.   In a preparatory bilateral meeting here, the United States urged North Korea to move toward improved relations with other countries and warned against another long-range missile test.

30.   Italy and Thailand have held preparatory meetings in recent weeks in which the Europeans succeeded in getting their foreign ministers invited to Bangkok, too.