41.   Arafat, meanwhile, telephoned Barak to discuss their upcoming meeting, the Palestinians news agency WAFA reported.

42.   Armenian President Robert Kocharian said Wednesday he hopes an upcoming meeting with Azerbaijan President Geidar Aliev could help end the conflict over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.

43.   Asia-Pacific finance ministers will discuss how the turmoil in currency markets affects trade in the region at the upcoming APEC meeting in Bali, officials said Wednesday.

44.   Aziz was expected to use his relatively cordial ties with Paris as leverage in upcoming meetings with other members of the U.N. Security Council.

45.   Aziz was expected to use his relatively cordial ties with Paris as leverage in upcoming meetings with other U.N. Security Council members this weekend in New York.

46.   Aziz was expected to use his relatively good ties with Paris as leverage in upcoming meetings in New York with other members of the U.N. Security Council.

47.   Bahrain has promised to raise the channel at the upcoming meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council, a loose alliance of six Gulf Arab nations.

48.   Ayala said he would bring expertise to an upcoming meeting with Peru to discuss the continuing border disagreement between the two Andean nations.

49.   Besides the upcoming meeting with the United States, Mexico will also present its proposal to international organizations like the Organization of American States and the United Nations.

50.   BOI Managing Head Melito S. Salazar said the board was scheduled to take up the issue during an upcoming meeting.