31.   Despite the urgency of finding funds for the Tourism Council of the South Pacific, the ministerial delegation was having difficulty being heard in Brussels, he said.

32.   He declined to elaborate on the sticking points, and other delegations had nothing to say to journalists.

33.   He added, however, that the delegation had a broad agenda that included regional security and human rights conditions in Vietnam.

34.   He said the delegation first had to contact them.

35.   High-level military talks in Macedonia were suspended Sunday in a dispute over Serb troop withdrawal from the rebellious province, although lower level delegations have continued discussions.

36.   His delegation had concerns over proposals for the creation of a national army in Congo after any cease-fire took hold.

37.   In contrast, the Aruba delegation had just two uniformed athletes.

38.   In order to expel a lawmaker, a two thirds vote is needed to complete an impeachment proceeding - a quantity of votes the majority delegation does not have.

39.   Khvostov said Tuesday that the OSCE delegation had no reason to refuse to meet him.

40.   On Saturday, Koo told reporters the Taiwanese delegation had no plans to meet with Chinese President Jiang Zemin in Vancouver.