81.   The Arab meeting comes ahead of an expected visit to the region next week by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell.

82.   The comments come ahead of the U.N. racism conference opening Friday in Durban, South Africa.

83.   The agreement comes ahead of an official visit to Indonesia by Prime Minister John Howard on Monday.

84.   The confrontation comes ahead of possible European Union adoption next week of a Spanish-backed resolution calling for political liberalization in Cuba.

85.   The arrests come ahead of summits both Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold in Washington this week with President Clinton.

86.   The deaths and banditry come ahead of a new round of talks between the government and Casamance dissidents, set for next week.

87.   The bilateral meeting comes ahead of a summit in Kuala Lumpur later this month of the Asia-Pacific Economic forum.

88.   The bill comes ahead of an evaluation report the EU is due to draw up on Slovakia in October.

89.   The CIA visit comes ahead of the international anti-terrorism summit planned Wednesday in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

90.   The EU meeting comes ahead of international negotiations in Kyoto, Japan next June on global reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.