41. Customs, agriculture and police officers retrieved the budstock samples hidden in the baggage of the six delegation members at Auckland airport last month. 42. Delegation members and the government have declined to comment on the details of their discussions. 43. Delegation members pored over other smaller maps during the talks. 44. Delegation members promise to provide economic advice, educational resources and other tools to the government and business leaders they meet. 45. Delegation members said they emphasized to Jiang a direct link between weapons proliferation and U.S. trade ties. 46. Delegation members said they were counting on a lifting of U.N. sanctions against Yugoslavia as part of a possible peace settlement being pursued by international mediators. 47. Delegation members will also meet economic leaders in Tokyo and the Kansai region, including Osaka and Kyoto. 48. Delegation members met Wednesday afternoon with Chinese President Jiang, who invited U.S. religious leaders to visit China during his state visit to Washington in October. 49. Delegation members said they emphasized to Jiang a direct link between weapons proliferation and U.S. trade and economic ties. 50. Delegation members will also visit the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex in Kamra in Punjab province. |