21.   A representative from the foreign ministry told AFP the two delegations had considered methods to strengthen cooperation especially over security.

22.   Bush is to sign a nuclear arms reduction treaty in Moscow and announce US-Russian cooperation over missile defense.

23.   But cooperation over a French demand for military intervention in eastern Zaire appears far less straightforward.

24.   Cassese is currently on a tour of former Yugoslav republics, assessing the extent of their cooperation over warcrimes, the tribunal said in a statement Wednesday.

25.   Chirac also paid tribute to European cooperation over terrorist investigations, denying that France is angry at some of its neighbours over their role.

26.   Cooperation over Zaire appears more complex.

27.   Discussions are also under way for Vietnam to sell electricty to Cambodia and for the two countries to increase their cooperation over development in the Mekong River basin.

28.   The recent oil spill from a sunken Russian tanker has highlighted the need to create a multilateral framework for cooperation over marine accidents, the paper said.

29.   The Serbs have been threatened with international isolation for lack of cooperation over the municipal elections, postponed until next year.

30.   The two ministers signed an agreement on bilateral cooperation over the next two years in culture and education.