51.   Rebikoff and Chinese community representative Lawrence Lau have both held talks with opposition leader John Howard in an unsuccessful effort to win his support for the government bill.

52.   Shikhmuradov, leading a four-member delegation, also held talks with Pakistan government officials on boosting economic cooperation between the two countries.

53.   Soares, beginning a three-day official visit, also held talks with Prime Minister Waldemar Pawlak, discussing ways of developing economic, scientific and cultural cooperation.

54.   Syrian President Hafez al-Assad held talks here Tuesday with Lebanese President Elias Hrawi, officials said.

55.   The agreement was prepared late Sunday after the two sides held talks for more than nine hours.

56.   The Congressional panel, mainly consisting of Senate Foreign Relations Committee experts, also held talks with UN General Assembly president Razali Ismail of Malaysia.

57.   The delegation, headed by Spanish Secretary of State for Cooperation Jose Luis Dicenta, held talks with the president and vice president on Saturday.

58.   The delegation, led by Interior Minister Naseerullah Babar, held talks in Kabul Tuesday with the authorities of the Taliban Islamic militia.

59.   The group, headed by United States special envoy to former Yugoslavia Charles Thomas, held talks late Tuesday with Croatian President Franjo Tudjman.

60.   The head of Bosnian mission of the western agency organising elections here held talks Monday with the Bosnian Serb President Biljana Plavsic.