31.   Cuban Foreign Minister Roberto Gonzales arrived Tuesday on a three-day visit to discuss bilateral relations with Egyptian officials.

32.   Discussing relations with the European Union, Yilmaz reiterated Turkey would not accept preconditions to its desire to join the EU.

33.   Earlier in the day, MacMullan met with his Jordanian counterpart, Ali Abu Ragheb, and discussed trade relations with Jordan.

34.   Earlier, incoming premier Victor Ciorbea said on national radio that his government intended to discuss resuming relations with the IMF and the World Bank as quickly as possible.

35.   During his three-day visit, Arafat is expected to brief President Nelson Mandela on the Middle East peace process and discuss relations with South Africa.

36.   During the meeting, Kwasniewski and Krylov discussed relations between the two countries, Lamentowicz said.

37.   Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa met Saturday with his Sudanese counterpart to discuss mutual relations for the second time this week.

38.   European Union leaders will meet with ailing Russian President Boris Yeltsin in Moscow early next month to discuss bilateral relations.

39.   Fischer said that he and Kharrazi would also be discussing bilateral relations separately.

40.   Foreign Undersecretary Rodolfo Severino said he and the visiting North Korean diplomat will discuss formal relations and trade between the two countries.