ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER HOLDS TALKS IN MOSCOW.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Moscow yesterday on a three-day official visit. He is scheduled to meet with Russian president Boris Yeltsin today, and will also hold talks with Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin and Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov. Trade issues and Russia’s role in the Middle East peace process are expected to top the agenda; arms sales issues are also likely to be examined. (Itar-Tass, Reuter, March 10)

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