21.   He expressed readiness to meet with U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld who is expected in neighboring Uzbekistan at the end of this week.

22.   He expressed his readiness to pursue peace talks with Pakistan.

23.   He said East Timorese political leaders had been approached by the United Nations and had expressed their readiness to help.

24.   He expressed readiness to face questioning if police carry out their plan to summon him.

25.   He expressed readiness to meet with U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, who is expected in neighboring Uzbekistan at the end of the week.

26.   Interior Minister Zivkovic said another four suspects who have expressed readiness to surrender, will do so in the next two weeks, while the remaining eighteen face arrest.

27.   It also expressed its readiness to assist PNG wherever possible in its efforts to bring about a lasting and durable peace to Bougainville.

28.   It marked the first time since fighting began in early May on the frontier between the two countries that Eritrea has expressed readiness to leave territory it claims.

29.   Israel has expressed readiness for a pullback, but has yet to define any borders.

30.   Israel radio said the Syrian official expressed readiness to mediate a cease-fire.