41.   His visit comes less than two months after German opposition leader Gerhard Schroeder visited Lebanon as part of a regional fact-finding tour.

42.   Hu arrived in Jordan from neighboring Syria on the third leg of a regional tour that has already taken him to Iran.

43.   Ikeda was on the third leg of a regional tour that has taken him to Egypt and Syria.

44.   Jordan is the third leg of a regional tour that has taken the Fatchett to Egypt, the West Bank and Israel.

45.   Komura leaves Friday for Lebanon, the second leg of the regional tour which also includes Syria, Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories.

46.   Kornblum, on his first regional tour, made the comments after meeting with Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos and Premier Costas Simitis.

47.   Koizumi trip to East Timor is part of a weeklong regional tour.

48.   Jordan is the third leg of a regional tour that has taken the British official to Egypt, the West Bank and Israel.

49.   Koizumi is on a weeklong regional tour that also will include stops in Australia and New Zealand.

50.   Kok also visited Jordan and Syria on his regional tour.