51.   Earlier in the day, Bishop Reverend Fu Tieshen, leader of the Chinese delegation, addressed the conference.

52.   Gu Yongjiang, the head of the Chinese delegation, blamed the lack of progress on the Americans and European Union members.

53.   Gu Yongjiang, the head of the Chinese delegation, blamed the lack of progress squarely on the Americans and European Union members.

54.   He said Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Hans van Mierlo would discuss the human rights question further Monday with the Chinese delegation accompanying Li.

55.   He said the Chinese delegation had promised not to send Yuan home before the hearing.

56.   He said the Chinese delegation had indicated agreement, it said.

57.   His North Korean counterpart, Vice Foreign Minister Kim Gye Gwan, declined to comment, but heads of the U.S. and Chinese delegations indicated the talks were advancing.

58.   In May, a Chinese delegation met with Haitian lawmakers in Port-au-Prince to discuss recognition of China by Haiti.

59.   Jiang said China regards Switzerland as a peaceful and neutral country and expects a quiet, dignified reception for the Chinese delegation.

60.   Jiang said that China regards Switzerland as a peaceful and neutral country and expects a quiet, dignified reception for the Chinese delegation.