111.   An Indian foreign ministry statement said Vajpayee also urged the need to strengthen bilateral cooperation in industry sectors such as telecommunications, power and ports development.

112.   An interior ministry official said Friday that the ministers agreed to strengthen cooperation but no accords were signed.

113.   An official statement said they discussed matters relating to strengthening cooperation between the two countries to combat terrorism and the narcotics trade.

114.   ASEAN police chiefs gather for a conference aimed at strengthening cooperation in the global fight against terrorism.

115.   At the White House, Peres and Clinton signed an agreement that called on the United States to help Israel fight terrorism and took steps to strengthen defense cooperation.

116.   Brown was to travel to China in December to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in curbing heroin exports and stemming the flow from nearby Burma.

117.   But he said Malaysia and Indonesia should strengthen cooperation with the Philippines to fight transborder illegal activities involving terrorism, militancy and human trafficking.

118.   China and Portugal have agreed to strengthen cooperation to ensure a smooth handover of Macao to Chinese sovereignty, the Xinhua news agency reported Tuesday.

119.   Earlier Tuesday, Peres signed an anti-terrorism agreement with Clinton that called on the United States to help Israel fight terrorism and took steps to strengthen defense cooperation.

120.   During his visit here which began Tuesday Perry held talks with Emir Sheikh Issa ben Salman al-Khalifa on strengthening military cooperation.