71.   Israel affirmed the pledge earlier Thursday, after a security Cabinet meeting called to discuss its response to the assassination of the Israeli tourism minister, Rehavam Zeevi.

72.   Israeli and Palestinian officials said a CIA official would represent the United States in three-way security meetings.

73.   Israeli Cabinet Secretary Gideon Saar said he expected another security meeting to be held on Friday to assess the situation.

74.   It was the first high-level security meeting in months.

75.   Kim was to convene a full national security meeting Wednesday to discuss specific South Korean countermeasures as his conservative opposition criticized his policy as too naive.

76.   Meanwhile, the Israelis and Palestinians held a brief security meeting in Tel Aviv Wednesday night.

77.   Meanwhile, Palestinian and Israeli officials were planning to meet for a security meeting at an undisclosed location Sunday night, Army Radio said.

78.   Mockus called a special security meeting Friday afternoon.

79.   Musharraf called an emergency national security meeting in the capital, Islamabad, after the attack Wednesday and was continuing urgent consultations Thursday, officials said.

80.   News of the security meeting and the Peres contacts came as a spate of reports in the local media said that there was a chance negotiations might be resumed.