31.   Israel has said it was ready to pull out of Lebanon, provided the Lebanese government agreed to negotiate security arrangements to protect northern Israel from future guerrilla attacks.

32.   Israel has said it was ready to pull out of Lebanon, provided the Lebanese government agreed to negotiate security arrangements to protect northern Israel from guerrilla attacks.

33.   Israel is seeking help from the European community, especially France, to negotiate security arrangements that would allow Israeli troops to leave Lebanon, officials said Monday.

34.   It has tried to enlist the help of European and U.N. mediators in negotiating security arrangements with the Lebanese government.

35.   Israel wants to negotiate security arrangements with Lebanon that would allow Israeli troops to leave southern Lebanon.

36.   Israeli and Syrian military chiefs met three months ago in Washington to negotiate security arrangements of a peace treaty.

37.   It has suggested negotiating an arrangement whereby competitors pay on behalf of new customers, as is done in the United States and elsewhere.

38.   Lebanon has said Israel must withdraw unconditionally and that it will not negotiate security arrangements.

39.   Lily Tsang Chow Pat-ying said they were still negotiating the arrangements for purchase of their bonds worth billions of dollars.

40.   Meanwhile, the Mexican government said it was negotiating arrangements to blunt the crisis.