Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: Washington will give "all necessary support" to the efforts of the South African government and the UN special envoy Mohamed Sahnoun to arrange the direct talks, he said. The question was raised during a meeting early Monday between Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and South African Vice President Thabo Mbeki.

Monday