Officials on both sides said there were no current plans for another high-level meeting.

I'm on my way back to a high-level meeting at the Pentagon.

"Then what were you doing attending such a high-level meeting?"

Administration officials said high-level meetings on that subject were scheduled for Friday.

Trade officials could not say when the high-level meeting would take place.

The two countries agreed this week to discuss the issue at a high-level meeting next month in Washington.

Since then, there has been a succession of study groups and high-level meetings.

It took a high-level face-to-face meeting to complete the deal.

The next high-level meeting will take place on 8 July 2003 - a week from now.

There will be another high-level meeting in February, the officials said.