21.   The reason is that the propensity for economic exchange is a natural phenomenon.

22.   The reconciliation helped facilitate economic exchanges and food aid for the North.

23.   The suspension puts Nigeria at risk of losing a wide range of international contacts and influence within the Commonwealth, including participating in aid and economic exchanges.

24.   The two Koreas held their first summit in June and agreed to promote economic exchanges and political reconciliation after five decades of enmity.

25.   But it indicated that two other agreements covering economic exchanges, cultural, scientific and technological matters and the opening of an express mail service were ready for signing.

26.   But observers here said the breakthroughs are limited, since the ban on direct transportation and restrictions on economic exchanges are still in place.

27.   Egypt is apparently not keen to expand its relations with Israel with which its relations are confined strictly to economic exchanges.

28.   The third agreement covers economic exchanges, cultural, scientific and technological matters and the opening of an express mail service.

29.   The policy change came during a cabinet meeting convened to discuss preparations for the resumption of direct inter-Korean economic exchanges stalled since December last year.

30.   The statement marked the third anniverary of the conclusion of the inter-Korean Basic Agreement, which called for reconciliation and economic exchanges and a nuclear weapons-free Korea.