51.   In a special meeting with economic leaders Saturday, the government assured executives the economy would continue stable.

52.   The paper said it was now urgent that the Berlusconi government assured its European partners of one direction, one policy and one clear vision.

53.   The Tajik government would not assure their safety, commission member Iussuf Khakimov said.

54.   The deadlock was broken when the government assured the unions that workers would not be penalised for their involvement in the strike, the news agency said.

55.   The Cuban government assured the United States that men would be subject to no reprisals either for leaving the country illegally or seeking to emigrate legally.

56.   The government assured there was no threat to the pontiff from any local source despite boycott calls from the Buddhist clergy.

57.   The government also assured him it would prosecute soldiers and officials who committed crimes, Shattuck said.

58.   The government had assured the abode claimants they would not be punished if they voluntarily returned to the mainland before the end of March.

59.   The Japanese government had assured Megawati of its continuing support in helping Indonesia achieve economic reform and accelerate the recovery of its ailing economy, the foreign minister said.

60.   The Japanese government has assured President Megawati Sukarnoputri of its continuing support in helping Indonesia achieve economic reform and accelerate a recovery, he added.