51.   Health Minister Suyudi denied that claim Monday and said the government welcomed his visit.

52.   His party is organizing emigration for struggling Afrikaner farmers to poor African countries where foreign governments welcome their expertise with favorable land terms.

53.   In Jakarta, the Indonesian government welcomed indications that Australia would seek to turn down some East Timorese refugee applicants on the basis that they were technically Portuguese citizens.

54.   In a written statement, Ramos said his government also welcomes the new Singaporean envoy to Manila.

55.   In New Zealand, where opposition to French testing has been the most strident, the government welcomed the decision to sign the Rarotonga Treaty.

56.   In Santiago, the government welcomed the Vatican intervention.

57.   Last month, National Integration Minister Lakshman Peiris said his government would welcome a peaceful settlement to the war.

58.   Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Saturday his government welcomes long-term investors from overseas but warned foreign speculators to keep their money elsewhere.

59.   Many Sephardim still resent the way Labor Party governments welcomed them in the early years of Israel.

60.   Most Arab governments welcomed the agreement.