41.   Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Mussa called on Iran and its Arab neighbours to mend their ties and urged Tehran to review its policies in an interview on Thursday.

42.   Wong said China, which is boosting its economy, understands the importance of stability, and that is why China is willing to mend ties with Taiwan.

43.   Taiwan is seeking to mend ties with China which reacted violently to a US visit by Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui last year.

44.   The DEA and Commerce wants to mend ties with the military regime while human rights advocates oppose improving ties with Rangoon until elections are recognized and human rights observed.

45.   The Pakistani president asked Koizumi to help mend ties with India, saying Islamabad did not want a war and was ready to take steps to ease tensions.

46.   The Malaysian cabinet while accepting the apology said mending ties would take time.