51.   Turkey also formally reopened its embassy Monday.

52.   With the Saudis not yet having reopened their embassy in Kabul after closing it last September, there were no authorities in Kabul to issue the visas.

53.   Japan will reopen its embassy in Zaire early this month, the Foreign Ministry announced Wednesday.

54.   On Tuesday, Zhang Qiyue had said China was considering reopening the embassy.

55.   Pakistan is considering reopening its embassy in Kabul following an Afghan offer to give compensation for the destruction of its mission, a foreign office spokesman said Thursday.

56.   Pakistan accepted an official apology from Kabul and had agreed to consider reopening its embassy in Kabul.

57.   Pakistan is yet to reopen its embassy in Kabul.

58.   Prime Minister Benazhir Bhutto said recently that Pakistan would not reopen its embassy in Kabul until Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani guranteed full protection to its diplomats and staff.

59.   The Netherlands will reopen its embassy in Guatemala City soon to help boost national reconciliation in the central American country, the foreign ministry announced here Thursday.