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Mr. Clinton, on a three-day visit to Russia to attend a nuclear summit, used the trip to make a thinly veiled attempt to bolster the prospects of President Boris Yeltsin, who is running neck and neck in the polls with Commu- nist leader Gennady Zyuganov, before the country's June presi- dential vote. While in Moscow, Mr. Clinton held a brief meeting with Jewish leaders, who voiced their fears for the future should Zyuganov win the election. Mr. Clinton said he was un- able to predict whether condi- tions for the Jewish community would worsen under a Zyuganov presidency, according to those at the meeting. During the meeting, Clinton showed an interest in the recent development of the Russian Jew- ish community. Zinovy Kogan, leader of the Hineini Moscow Reform Jewish Congregation, presented Mr. Clinton with a copy of the Labor of the Soul prayer book, the first Reform collection of prayers ever printed in Russia. Iran Dialogue Is Critical Luxembourg (JTA) — The for- eign ministers of the European Union have decided to continue what they call their "critical dia- logue" with Iran. The decision comes in the wake of repeated American and Israeli calls to isolate Iran as a rogue state because of its support for terrorism. At a meeting, the 15 E.U. min- isters, some of whose countries have trade links with Iran, agreed to continue the 3-year-old dialogue with the Islamic repub- lic. Defending their decision, the ministers repeated their long- held stance that this would be a more productive way for moder- ating Iranian policy than any os- tracism of Tehran. German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel told reporters after the meeting that no one at the meeting had spoken in favor of an end to the dialogue with Iran. But his Irish counterpart, Gay Mitchell, was quoted as saying that not all the E.U. ministers were persuaded of the effective- ness of the policy. According to Mr. Kinkel, the ministers would like to see Iran actively commit itself to the Mid- dle East peace process, reduce its support for militant groups and recognize Palestinian autonomy under the leadership of Yassir Arafat. He also said the European Union would like to see Tehran act to stop Shi'ite Hezbollah mil- itants from launching attacks against Israel from Lebanon. At an informal meeting last month in Palermo, Italy, days af- ter Hamas terrorists carried out a string of suicide bombings in Israel, the E.U. ministers hinted that they would reconsider their dialogue with Iran if it did not condemn all acts of terrorism. Earlier this month, the Euro- pean ministers sent a delegation to Tehran to discuss the issue with Iranian authorities. Iranian officials said at the time that they rejected terrorism. But they did not condemn the Hamas attacks. Jewish Theater Scene Of Meeting Moscow (JTA) — Economics sometimes makes strange bed- fellows. Hoping to obtain some extra revenue, a financially strapped Jewish theater in Moscow rent- ed out its premises for a session of the Russian Communist Par- ty's congress. The arrangement, which was given air time on a nationwide broadcast of the evening news, was considered highly unusual, given the Russian Jewish com- munity's fears that Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov may win the country's June presi- dential election. Founded in 1987, the Shalom Theater is home to Russia's only professional Jewish drama group. Since its founding, the theater troupe has been performing on a permanent stage located in a southern district of Moscow. But after the company went on an American tour, the com- pany's general manager decided to rent the auditorium to the Communists. Garry Zakharov, the compa- ny's assistant general manager, explained the decision, citing re- cent financial difficulties the the- ater has been experiencing. The Communist Party paid the Jewish theater about $160 for an eight-hour rental, he said. Mr. Zakharov added that he made sure no Communist slo- gans would be displayed on the theater's facade during the meet- ing, which was attended by some 200 people. L_ (—/