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1. THE CHINA DAILY OF 24 MARCH CARRIES A FRONT PAGE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE CHINESE AND PORTUGUESE DELEGATIONS DURING THEIR FOURTH ROUND OF TALKS ON MACAO. THE DELEGATIONS WERE LED BY WICE FOREIGN MINISTER ZHOU NAN AND SPECIAL ENVOY RUM MEDINA.
2. THE NEW CHWNA NEWS AGENCY DANLY BULLETIN OF 24 MARCH CARRIES THE FULL TEXT OF A PRESS COMMUNIQUE HISSUED ON 23 MARCH WHICH READS AS
FOLLOWS:
BEGONS: THE FOURTH ROUND OF TALKS BETWEEN THE DELEGATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE DELEGATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF PORTUGAL ON THE QUESTION OF MACAO WAS HELD #N BEING FROM MARCH 18 TO 23, 1987. THE TALKS PROCEEDED #IN A CORDIAL AND HARMONIOUS ATMOSPHERE. THE TWO SIDES CONSIDERED THE DRAFT TEXTS OF THE AGREEMENT AND REACHED AN IDENTITY OF VINEWS ON THE
CONTENTS OF THE TEXTS.
THE TWO SNIDES HAVE DECIDED THAT THE JOINT DECLARATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF PORTUGAL ON THE QUESTION OF MACAO WILL BE INNÄHTUALLED HIN BEHJING BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DELEGATIONS OF THE CHINESE AND PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENTS ON MARCH 26,
1987.
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3. WE WILL REPORT FURTHER WHEN WE HAVE MORE DETAILS.
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