He said Chinese leaders reaffirmed that they had a longstanding goal to move toward more flexibility, but did not provide a timetable.

Iranian leaders stridently reaffirmed the death threat.

In their communique, the 19 leaders reaffirmed the five basic demands that Mr. Milosevic must agree to for the bombing to stop.

The new leaders reaffirm the policy of nonalignment.

The leaders reaffirmed the commitment of the two sides to conduct in a single forum full-scale, stage-by-stage negotiations on the issues relating to nuclear testing.

The leaders reaffirmed their support of the idea but they put forward a clause on democracy as their most important achievement.

The leaders reaffirmed "the broad consensus for economic growth" and "agreed to continue working against trade barriers."

It is important, for example, that European leaders reaffirm their commitment to the central role of the family farmer in agricultural and in rural development policy.

But at a key leadership meeting last summer, the senior leaders reaffirmed their priority emphasis on economic and technological development, according to the Pentagon report.

In making the pledge, both leaders were reaffirming the commitment of their predecessors to reach that goal.