31.   Officers said it was a rare experience to get so many navies together and that the exercise would boost cooperation in the Pacific.

32.   On Friday, Grachev was to meet with his South Korean counterpart, Lee Yang-ho, and sign a letter of intent to boost military cooperation.

33.   Richard and Ethiopian Defense Minister Teferra Walewa agreed to boost cooperation between their armed forces, with French instructors training Ethiopian personnel, a French Embassy spokesman said.

34.   Romania and Bosnia signed agreements on Tuesday which aim to boost cooperation between the Balkan countries in construction, transportation, tourism and agriculture.

35.   Romanian Defense Minister Victor Babiuc and Greek counterpart Tsohatzopoulos Apostolos on Thursday signed a memorandum boosting cooperation between their armed forces, the Romanian military said.

36.   Rumsfeld and Ivanov noted that the two countries recently have boosted cooperation in the anti-terrorism campaign and made progress in nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

37.   Rumsfeld and Ivanov noted that the two countries recently have boosted their cooperation in the anti-terrorism campaign and made progress in nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

38.   Russian and Tajik troops on Wednesday began a two-day exercise intended to boost their cooperation, officials said.

39.   South Africa and Iran have agreed to open direct air links between their capitals and boost cooperation in other fields, the Iranian news agency reported Sunday.

40.   Sri Lanka and Malaysia signed agreements to boost economic cooperation on Tuesday.