21.   The two countries also agreed to form a joint committee to review economic relations and submit proposals that help develop cooperation.

22.   The two countries have a long history of people-to-people contact and have developed close cooperation in various fields, particularly education, he said.

23.   The United States hopes to develop military cooperation with Tajikistan, which it considers a strategically important country, a visiting U.S. defense official said Wednesday.

24.   Tokyo has asked Thailand to continue the MITI-Asean programme to develop sub-regional cooperation linking Thailand with Burma and the Indochinese countries.

25.   Vranitzky added that future members of the European Union should strive to develop cooperation with the EU even before they gain full membership.

26.   Greece and Syria recently signed a bilateral agreement covering the merchant navy and are seeking to develop cooperation in this sector.

27.   A high-level Vietnamese delegation began talks Wednesday with Iraqi officials in Baghdad in hopes of developing economic cooperation, an official said.

28.   According to Algiers, a further aim of the visit is to examine the possibility of developing economic cooperation with the United States.

29.   At the same time, the declaration urged cooperation between developed and developing countries, as well as public and private partnerships in researching alternative and renewable energy sources.

30.   Both Amman and Bucharest are keen to upgrade trade relations and develop cooperation in various fields.