31.   Sharansky also began construction of four new Israeli industrial zones in the West Bank during his three years in office, a ministry spokesman said.

32.   Some veterans and Baranets, the former defense ministry spokesman, suggested that an operation would do well to stop there.

33.   The ministry spokesman said the new plan was nothing more than a response to the fact that traditional sources of financing have fallen short.

34.   The ministry spokesman noted the Europe plans to open its phone markets two years hence.

35.   The Transportation Ministry has sent a delegation of officials to meet with truckers in Buenaventura, a ministry spokesman said.

36.   The U.S. Embassy and a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman declined comment on the reports.

37.   This is the first time the ministry has filed a complaint against a bank for such a violation, a ministry spokesman said.

38.   Watanabe and a foreign ministry spokesman, Ken Shimanouchi, argued that Nagano was not necessarily reneging on a promise.

39.   Wijers will meet with the three court-appointed administrators of the company this morning, said Luuc van Zijp, a ministry spokesman.

40.   Pakistan shifted its position over the weekend when it announced a unilateral cease-fire on its border with India in Kashmir, foreign ministry spokesman Mohammed Riaz Khan said today.