31.   Each step would be accompanied by measures to normalise relations between the two countries, ending with an exchange of ambassadors and open borders.

32.   During a meeting with Sudan State Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail, the Iranian diplomat also spoke of efforts by Tehran to normalise relations between Sudan and Uganda.

33.   Federal Yugoslavia and Croatia will sign an accord Friday normalising relations between the two former enemies, spokesmen for both parties said.

34.   The Philippines and Singapore on Tuesday normalised relations strained by the hanging in Singapore last year of Filipina maid.

35.   The prisoner issue remains one of the main stumbling blocks in normalising relations between the two countries.

36.   The UAE has been reluctant to join Oman and Qatar in normalising relations with Israel.

37.   The two countries have moved to put the episode behind them and normalise relations.

38.   The Vatican normalised relations with Israel last December and exchanged ambassadors in June.

39.   The Vatican normalised relations with Israel late last year and exchanged ambassadors in August, raising links from lower-level diplomatic representation.

40.   They also agreed to take immediate steps to normalise relations and resolve by peaceful means disputes over issues ranging from water to the border.