Gramov spoke at the start of a six-day visit to West Germany that will include talks with sports officials.

British Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd arrived Sunday in the northwestern city of Murmansk at the start of a three-day visit to Russia and Ukraine.

President Hu Jintao of China was at the start of a four-day visit to India, only the second by a Chinese president.

King Jigme arrived in New Delhi, the Indian capital, on July 9, 1989, at the start of a four-day visit.

Dr. Frankel advises patients to put all the items on the table at the start of a visit.

The Pope is scheduled to exchange formal remarks with Jewish leaders in Miami at the start of a 10-day visit to nine American cities.

Mr. Gorbachev arrived in New York yesterday at the start of a three-day visit to the United States.

At the start of a three-day visit to Beijing, Mr. Gutierrez took a tough line on protection of intellectual property.

'What a thing to tell me at the start of a visit here!'

Mr. Mandela arrived in New York on Saturday for the start of a weeklong visit to the United States.