GORE, CHERNOMYRDIN UPBEAT AT MEETING.

Arguing that thefact that the meeting was taking place was the best evidence ofprogress in the US-Russian relationship, US vice president AlGore tried to put the best face on things by talking about thelinkup of Russian and American spacemen and the planned signingof a deal on exploiting oil fields off Sakhalin, Moscow radioreported June 29. No progress was reported on the major questions,but Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin said that the "teamspirit" of the sessions would probably lead to some accords.

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