1.   Mr Barak said he would attend a summit hosted by the United States, if one were called.

2.   The East German Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Lothar de Maiziere and Markus Meckel respectively, attended the summit.

3.   The subject of growing demands for greater democracy on the continent preoccupied African leaders attending the summit.

4.   US President Bush apparently took his decision to attend the summit only after having been urged repeatedly by the head of the US Environmental Protection Agency, William Reilly.

5.   Cyril Ramaphosa, secretary-general of the African National Congress, who attended the summit as an observer, was cautious about the role of a post-apartheid South Africa.

6.   Other senior officials also attended the summit.

7.   The statement implicitly warned that if criticism continued, Malaysia would not attend the summit.

8.   Arafat initially refused to attend the summit until Israel agreed to remove its military hardware from the edge of Palestinian-controlled areas.

9.   Australia is alone among rich nations attending the summit in opposing any pollution limits.