China and Russia push trade links in Beijing talks
President Boris Yeltsin and Chinese leader Jiang Zemin stressed economic ties as a core aim of their fifth summit in Beijing, renewing a goal of 20 billion dollars in annual trade by 2000 and agreeing on border demarcation. Yeltsin visited Harbin, laying a wreath at a Soviet memorial as Chinese officials pursued closer cooperation amid U.S. scrutiny.
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Egypt boycott halts Middle East talks at Doha conference
President Mubarak announced Egypt will boycott a U S sponsored Doha economic conference on Arab Israel ties, citing refusal to attend amid stalled peace talks. Cairo notes climate poisoned by Netanyahu and will not send a delegation to the meeting beginning Sunday.
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