41.   Annan had separate talks with President Boris Yeltsin, who stressed the need for the U.N. to play a major role.

42.   Apart from the summit, Clinton will hold separate talks with Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, French President Jacques Chirac and Russian President Boris Yeltsin.

43.   Arafat spoke after holding separate talks with Mubarak and Kabariti on efforts by U.S. mediator Dennis Ross to forge an agreement over Hebron.

44.   Apart from meetings with the Andean Community and Caribbean nations, the EU will also hold separate talks with Central American nations and Mexico.

45.   Both Zumaih and Sahhaf are scheduled to hold separate talks with Lebanese officials Monday on the crisis.

46.   Both Netanyahu and Arafat said that if separate talks with Albright go well, they were willing to meet face to face.

47.   Bush and Putin also hold separate talks after the annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders, in preparation for their November summit.

48.   Bush and Putin also hold separate talks following the annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders, in preparation for their November summit.

49.   Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen and his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Manh Cam, held separate talks, Xinhua said.

50.   Clinton will stay in Moscow for separate talks with Yeltsin on Sunday.