21.   Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Wednesday urged fresh efforts to engage North Korea amid signs the reclusive communist state may be seeking a rapprochement with the outside world.

22.   Mandela, who greeted Arafat at the summit with a hug and a kiss, urged renewed efforts to create a Palestinian state.

23.   On that front, German Finance Minister Hans Eichel on Sunday urged accelerated efforts by the IMF and World Bank to help countries strengthen their financial sectors.

24.   Regional leaders were urging efforts to get the peace process moving again.

25.   Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic urged renewed efforts to resolve relations between his republic and Montenegro.

26.   She urged more effort to educate young Guatemalans because of the land shortage in the country.

27.   The mediation effort was urged by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, they said.

28.   The panel also urged better efforts to prevent brain injury.

29.   A Chinese cabinet directive published Saturday has urged greater efforts in the protection of intellectual property rights, with a focus on pirated compact discs and computer software.

30.   Tietmayer rejected the idea of a credit-fueled public spending spree and urged continued efforts to chip away at government debt.