Arafat And Barak Pursue Peace Talks At Camp David After First Face To Face
Capping off what White House press secretary Joe Lockhart called “a real busy day” Wednesday, and seeking to build on the first meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat since the Camp David Middle East summit began, negotiators held a third day of high-stake peace talks Thursday.
President Jiang Zemin expressed displeasure to visiting US Defense Secretary William Cohen Thursday over the cancellation of the sale of an Israeli AWACS plane to China, US officials said.
OAU Summit Seeks Sustainable Horn Peace
The Organization of African Unity (OAU) summit concluded on Wednesday in the Togon capital of Lome with African heads of state unanimously endorsing a plan for continental union with a supreme body and an executive council.