Tony Blair has seized the initiative and flown to Berlin and Paris for talks with the chancellor and the president.

A delegation of Lebanese Muslim clergymen flew to Teheran for talks.

Condé was in Ivory Coast at the time of the protests and flew back for talks with the opposition on Monday.

Meanwhile, on November 13, 1977, the shah had flown to the United States for talks with President Carter.

India's defense minister, George Fernandes, flew to Washington today for talks about strengthening the military relationship between India and the United States.

He will then fly to the southern city of Rangoon for talks with leaders of the country's ethnic minorities.

Pakistan's Prime Minister is flying to Washington for talks with President Clinton.

He subsequently flew to Australia for talks with the A-League club.

After meeting with Jordanian officials earlier this week, the American delegation flew to Cairo today for talks with Egyptian officials.

He then flew to Bangkok for talks with Chinese, Indonesian and Vietnamese officials.