51.   The meeting will work on a declaration committing countries to work toward collective bargaining and the elimination of forced labor.

52.   The treaty negotiated in Ottawa would ban anti-personnel land mines and commit countries agreeing to it to dispose of land mines already in place.

53.   The U.S.-Jordan free trade agreement, passed by a voice vote, also commits both countries to upholding worker rights and environmental standards.

54.   The White House, however, said Clinton may wait as late as autumn before deciding to commit the country to deploying missile defenses.

55.   Visiting Czech President Vaclav Havel and his Chilean counterpart on Monday committed their countries to cooperate in the struggle against international terrorism and drug trafficking.

56.   Wednesday night, the Senate approved a resolution expressing U.S. solidarity with Israel and ratified two United Nations treaties that would commit countries to fighting terrorism.

57.   German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel Tuesday committed his country to building a stronger economic and political partnership between southern Africa and Europe.

58.   He said his country is committed to helping Tanzania, and requested Tanzanian government to state priority areas that needed South African assistance.

59.   As signatories to the Schengen Convention, which last month abolished border controls between seven EU states, the four countries are committed to standardising their visa policy.

60.   But Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating has committed his country to backing the extension of APEC free trade rules to all countries.