41.   The communiques the United States and China have agreed to over the years provide the framework within which the two countries conduct relations.

42.   The dispute over the region shot to international prominence in May when both countries conducted underground nuclear tests.

43.   The IMF usually requires countries to conduct painful economic structural reforms in return for loans.

44.   The program lets European countries conduct operations in which the United States is not interested, but using NATO assets.

45.   The two countries conducted tit-for-tat nuclear tests in May, sparking fears of a nuclear arms race in South Asia.

46.   The two countries currently conduct relations through consular offices.

47.   Until now, any country could conduct uncontrolled fishing in the Sea of Okhotsk, which considerably diminished fish stocks in its waters.

48.   Vedrine met with Foreign Affairs Minister Alfred Nzo and signed a memorandum to ensure the two countries conduct regular, close political talks on diplomatic issues.

49.   Vajpayee and Sharif were meeting for the first time since the two countries conducted nuclear tests in May.

50.   He said the United States and other countries were conducting a search and rescue operation.