31.   Last month, during a visit to Kazakstan by Qatari Foreign Minister Sheik Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani, the two nations decided to open embassies.

32.   Kuwait will open an embassy in Manila to strengthen its ties with the Philippines, the government said Wednesday.

33.   Lucinschi is to make an official visit to Paris in September, and the embassy will be opened then.

34.   Malaysia is preparing to open its embassy in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, next year to further enhance relations with the Western African nation.

35.   Meri also expressed the hope that Greece would open an embassy in Estonia.

36.   Most countries have refused to open embassies in the city.

37.   Murdiono also said both leaders have agreed to open embassies in Jakarta and Zagreb in the first half of this year.

38.   Niaz did not say whether the new Afghan government will open an embassy here soon.

39.   Niaz did not say whether the new Afghan government will open an embassy in Islamabad any time soon.

40.   North Korea will open an embassy in the Australian capital of Canberra within weeks, a government spokeswoman said Monday.