31.   The economic crisis had forced Telkom to place spending priorities on more pressing programs and projects which had already started, he said.

32.   The government will place top priority on re-evaluating the mobility and efficiency of the armed forces, and will strengthen their training and modernize their equipment, Kim said.

33.   The government would place top priority on helping creditors and debtors, he said.

34.   The Peruvian government reaffirmed that its policy placed top priority on the safety of the hostages and that it was in agreement with Japanese concerns, according to Hayashi.

35.   The priority is placed on villages which are the sources of seasonal or occasional workers who seek job in big cities, particularly Jakarta.

36.   The Yomiuri newspaper reported Wednesday that the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is considering placing higher priority on measures to help the economy than on belt-tightening fiscal reform efforts.

37.   The tourism sector should also place greater priority on safety.

38.   Where countries placed priority on political development such as the likes of India and Sri Lanka, their economies stagnated.

39.   APEC ministers placed priority on improved private-public partnerships in promoting the APEC environment initiatives.

40.   The Peruvian government responded by reaffirming its policy of placing top priority on the safety of the hostages, Hayashi added.