31.   Grachev met earlier in Jerusalem with Prime Minister Shimon Peres, who is also defense minister.

32.   In separate talks on Friday, Rabin, who is also defense minister, held talks with South Korean Defense Minister Rhee Byoung-Tae.

33.   In separate talks, Rabin, who is also defense minister, held talks with South Korean Defense Minister Rhee Byoung-Tae.

34.   Absent at the ceremonies, however, were then defense minister now Senator Juan Ponce Enrile and former army colonel turned Senator Gregorio Gringo Honasan.

35.   Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma on Thursday named national guard commander Alexander Kuzmuk as defense minister, the Interfax news agency reported.

36.   Kwasniewski said he would reinforce his separation from his past, suggesting he would chose his foreign and defense ministers from outside his political camp.

37.   Rabin, who is also defense minister, denounced the killings but refused to pursue the perpetrators.

38.   Rabin, who is also defense minister, said the two nations could cooperate in defense industries as part of boosting economic ties.

39.   Rabin, who is also defense minister, will also meet South Korean defense officials.

40.   Rumsfeld heads from Brussels to Germany for a visit to a NATO base and then to Estonia for a two meeting of Nordic and Baltic defense ministers.