11.   Chan said the ministry would issue an official statement tomorrow.

12.   Entrepreneur Development Minister Datuk Mustapa Mohamed said the ministry will issue show-cause letters to the companies next week.

13.   He also said the ministry had issued a circular to State Governments, directing them to monitor and to submit monthly progress reports on agricultural activities in the State.

14.   Instead, the ministry issued a statement saying it had nothing to do with the talks.

15.   Later, the ministry issued a statement saying it had decided to suspend sales of all innards from cattle more than five years old.

16.   On Thursday, the ministry issued a statement saying it had actually sent the diplomats a fax, not met with them in person.

17.   On Tuesday the Afghan foreign ministry issued a prepared statement refusing to apologize and accusing Pakistan of interfering in its internal affairs.

18.   The Azerbaijani security ministry has issued a warrant for an Uzbek leader of the group believed to be in Azerbaijan, Abdurasulom Abdullarimov, the statement said.

19.   The association wants the information ministry to issue a directive in advance to guide journalists before taking peremptory action.

20.   The defense ministry later issued a statement denying that Ivri said anything about the possibility of deploying Arrow missile batteries in Jordan or Turkey.