31.   Abdullah discussed the initiative with US President George W. Bush when he visited the United States last month.

32.   Arafat hopes to attend a potentially crucial Arab summit in Beirut next week when a Saudi Middle East peace initiative will be discussed.

33.   Arafat hopes to attend a potentially crucial Arab summit in Beirut next week, when a Saudi Middle East peace initiative will be discussed.

34.   Aznar discussed the initiative with Sharon Wednesday in a telephone conversation that lasted one and a half hours, officials said.

35.   Christopher and his Russian counterpart Andrei Kozyrev were to meet Monday in Washington to discuss the initiative.

36.   The quartet is set to discuss an initiative for an international peace conference proposed by the United States at their meeting in Washington last week, Interfax reported.

37.   Top Arab officials have been lining up to discuss the initiative with Prince Abdullah, also including Arab League chief Amr Mussa on Monday.