51.   Turkish president Suleyman Demirel arrived Friday to boost relations with this former Yugoslav republic and discuss Kosovo.

52.   For his part the Moroccan king told reporters after the meeting that he hoped to speedily boost bilateral relations.

53.   He told reporters that his visit was aimed at boosting bilateral relations and speeding up cooperation in various fields -- including air, sea and road transportation.

54.   He said clarifying the ethnicity issue would boost relations between both countries.

55.   High on the agenda is a summit of Asian and European leaders proposed by Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong last year to boost relations, conference officials said.

56.   If it gets the green light, Spain will have chalked up another victory in a broader drive to boost EU relations with Latin America.

57.   India on Friday hailed the Labour landslide in Britain and hoped it would boost bilateral relations.

58.   Indian Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda said he hoped a proposed dialogue with Pakistan would help boost relations between the two arch-rivals, newspapers reported Monday.

59.   Indonesia and Burma have boosted relations in recent years with ministers and business executives from both countries swapping visits.

60.   Indian Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and Chinese Defence Minister Chi Haotian pledged at a meeting here on Monday to boost bilateral relations, officials said.