51.   U.S. officials are trying to decide whether to boycott the conference or send a low-level delegation.

52.   U.S. officials are trying to decide whether to boycott the conference outright or send a low-level delegation.

53.   His announcement to parliament came as MPs also demanded that the conference be boycotted by Bhutto.

54.   In the absence of Saudi Arabia, which has boycotted the conference, Iran hopes to lead the opposition from the Islamic world, along with Pakistan.

55.   Iraq became the latest country to boycott the conference on Saturday, saying the draft action plan contradicted its own policies.

56.   Among these he listed the decision of the RS leadership to boycott a conference of donor countries to assist in the reconstruction of war-torn Bosnia.

57.   Ali Mahdi will boycott the conference, one of his allies told AFP on Thursday.

58.   Both Syria and Lebanon are boycotting the conference.

59.   Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Sudan are boycotting the conference.

60.   Meanwhile in Khartoum, the Islamist government said it would boycott the conference and fight its proposals.