31.   The meeting will be followed by another larger gathering of Afghans to discuss the formation of the interim government, he added.

32.   The meeting with the opposition to discuss the formation of the new government is set for Tuesday.

33.   Front sources said Deve Gowda will start discussing government formation only when he is offered the job.

34.   He said he planned to meet soon with his main rival, north Mogadishu warlord Ali Mahdi Mohamed, to discuss the formation of a new government.

35.   In Brussels NATO ambassadors met Friday to discuss the formation of a multinational force to maintain any future peace agreement in Bosnia, diplomatic sources said.

36.   A spokesman for the moderate-nationalist retired general said Lebed wanted to discuss the formation of a coalition government.

37.   Afghan Defense Minister Fahim, due in London this week to discuss the formation of a new Afghan army, had previously rejected any expansion of the force.

38.   The opposition parties have responded angrily to the NKP move and refused to discuss the formation of the new parliament, which is scheduled to open in early June.

39.   The NF-LF postponed a planned meeting Sunday that was to discuss government formation.

40.   The presidency said Ulmanis had met leaders of several parties to discuss the formation of a new government.