The tone of the Geneva meeting anticipated what would occur in the Netherlands.

Those nations are expected to press for higher oil prices at the Geneva meeting scheduled for Sept. 24.

The two-week Geneva meeting is the eighth round of negotiations on the framework convention.

He said the proposal implicitly accepted the concept that the Geneva meeting could negotiate on the alliance's behalf and form a transition government.

A schedule for the withdrawal of Cuban troops was drawn up at the second Geneva meeting last month.

He said the Geneva meeting led him to believe that nothing will make Saddam Hussein "be reasonable."

But Administration officials have been careful to say the final decision to go forward will be made closer to the Geneva meeting.

Baghdad is preparing itself for the failure of the Geneva meeting, the Iraqi said.

So too does last week's announcement that the United States will also call at the Geneva meeting for a ban on the ivory trade.

With this in mind, we have carried out diplomatic démarches to prepare the ground for a successful outcome of the Geneva meeting.