1.   The health ministers agreed to meet a delegation of heart patients.

2.   Officials had indicated that he would not meet the delegation until after a final accord had been signed.

3.   A year ago, the Indonesian government initially refused to meet another delegation from the Security Council, only to back down later.

4.   In London last month, its officials met a delegation of nine members of Congress, including US Representative Martin J. Meehan of Massachusetts.

5.   Peres spoke after meeting a delegation from the European Union presidium, currently led by Spanish Foreign Minister Javier Solana.

6.   Arafat told reporters in the Gaza Strip after meeting a delegation of dovish Israeli lawmakers.

7.   DAB secretary general Ma Lik confirmed to the Hong Kong Standard last night that he would meet the delegation on Friday.

8.   Government spokesman Josep Pique said Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar had no plans to meet the delegation, the state-owned news agency EFE reported.

9.   Health Minister Datuk Chua Jui Meng said he met a delegation of Taiwanese industrialists in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.

10.   He was speaking to reporters after meeting a delegation from the Environmental Action Council of Umno Youth.