21.   Several ministers signed the agreements at a ceremony at Ittihadiya Palace that was attended by President Hosni Mubarak and visiting President Omar Bongo of Gabon.

22.   Shortly after arriving in Bonn, Russian and German ministers signed two agreements dealing with cooperation in the nuclear power industry.

23.   Shortly after arriving in Bonn, Russian ministers signed two agreements with their German counterparts covering deliveries of uranium and nuclear technology from Germany to Russia, Kinkel said.

24.   Telecommunications ministers signed an agreement in Singapore earlier this month easing trade restrictions on telecommunications equipment.

25.   The agreement was signed by ministers from the three countries late Saturday in Tehran.

26.   The finance ministers signed a convention to avoid double taxation and prevent fiscal fraud, the state news agency Rompres reported.

27.   The grant was part of two oil and trade accords the ministers signed Saturday after months of negotiations.

28.   The Indonesian and Ukrainian defense ministers signed an agreement in Kiev on Monday on weapons sales and exchanges of military technology.

29.   The ministers signed a joint statement on forming a permanent mechanism for consultations and dialogue.

30.   The ministers signed the agreement just days after the United States and Vietnam ended their first talks aimed at reaching a comprehensive trade pact.