41.   Bulgaria will host a meeting of defense ministers from southeastern Europe this fall aimed at promoting cooperation and reducing tensions in the Balkans.

42.   But Crowley stressed that implementation of the first two agreements were not preconditions to hosting separate meetings with Arafat and Barak in Washington.

43.   But Crowley stressed that implementation of the first two agreements were not pre-conditions to hosting separate meetings with Arafat and Barak in Washington.

44.   But some media also hosted meetings of anti-Chavez forces in recent months.

45.   Claes was already unable to host a meeting with Czech Foreign Minister Josef Zieleniec on Monday.

46.   Clinton and Yeltsin are scheduled to arrive Thursday for meetings with Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, who proposed that Finland host the meeting.

47.   Delegates said Syria had hoped to host the meeting, but Qatar was chosen in the end.

48.   Each of the nations involved would take turns to host future meetings of intelligence chiefs, Najib said.

49.   Earlier, Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said Turkey would be willing to host the meeting.

50.   European officials hosting the meeting were also cautious about the prospect of the talks leading to any important advance in the peace process.