21.   Putin and Ivanov have both said their relationship is based more on work than on personal friendship.

22.   After the liberation, he went on to a successful career in banking and enjoyed a personal friendship with Socialist President Francois Mitterrand.

23.   Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko boasted Thursday of a warm personal friendship with Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, saying there were great prospects for cooperation between the two countries.

24.   Both leaders, who began the day in bright sunshine at a lively demonstration of sixth-century horseback archery, were effusive about their personal friendship.

25.   Clinton and former Russian President Boris Yeltsin forged a warm personal friendship, marked by bearhugs and backslapping in public.

26.   In Perth this week, Senakwami has forged a personal friendship with Russian swimming great Alex Popov, who trains at the Australian Institute of Sport.

27.   Just as Chancellor Helmut Kohl emphasized his personal friendship with Francois Mitterrand, Schroeder and French President Jacques Chirac displayed an obvious liking for each other.

28.   Netanyahu, who resigned from parliament Tuesday, sat stone-faced but nodded when Barak said their personal friendship would remain unshaken.

29.   Simitis hopes the relaxed atmosphere on this quiet resort island will cultivate personal friendships among the heads of government.

30.   The meeting signaled a deepening personal friendship.