91.   The daily said the Pakistani was, however, released later Sunday following the intervention of the external affairs ministry.

92.   The foreign secretary is the seniormost bureaucrat in the Indian external affairs ministry.

93.   The Indian team at the talks will be led by Nalin Suri, joint secretary for East Asia in the external affairs ministry, Rao said.

94.   The EU is ready to provide a quarter of the funds needed for mid-term reconstruction programmes, EU external affairs commissioner Chris Patten told the Japanese newspaper Asahi.

95.   The EU side will be led by Leon Brittan, commissioner for external economic affairs.