31.   Vraalsen said the Sudanese government opposes piecemeal geographical extension of the cease-fire, preferring a comprehensive political agreement over all of southern Sudan.

32.   However Faluji said he believed there would be no more incidents in coming days following the accord, which was the first step to a comprehensive agreement.

33.   A senior European official said the list was being delivered to the Israeli army as part of the first step to a more comprehensive agreement negotiated with international help.

34.   A senior European official said the list was delivered to the Israeli army as the first step toward a more comprehensive agreement negotiated with international help.

35.   Clinton has made the Mideast peace process a top priority in his administration but the troop withdrawal has presented a tough obstacle to reaching a comprehensive agreement.

36.   Earlier, he said Russia wanted simultaneous signature of a standard framework document for the partnership, plus a comprehensive agreement on cooperation and dialogue.

37.   South Korean chip giant Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said Wednesday it had signed a comprehensive agreement with US ComQuest Co. on non-memory chip development for satellite communications equipment.

38.   Tehran and Damascus, for their part accuse Turkey, which last year signed comprehensive military agreements with Israel, of serving Israel for its campaigns against the Arabs.

39.   The biggest challenge would be to negotiate a comprehensive agreement that included agriculture, he said.

40.   The commission, headed by Border Affairs Minister Amanullah Zadran, was preparing to return to Kabul on Thursday and would continue working on a comprehensive agreement.