21.   Eighteen agricultural exporting countries condemned on Wednesday a new US farming subsidies programme and urged the United States to renew its commitment to new trade talks.

22.   Egypt warned the crisis could escalate further in the next few days, and other Arab countries condemned the Iraqi manoeuvres.

23.   Western countries have condemned the treason charges, saying they were a form of political retribution.

24.   Several countries condemned the coup, including France, the former colonial power in Niger and its largest source of foreign aid.