61.   Yeltsin makes annual address.

62.   Yeltsin previously had delayed his annual address twice, apparently waiting until his soldiers gained the upper hand in Chechnya.

63.   Yeltsin delayed his annual address twice, apparently waiting until his soldiers gained the upper hand in the breakaway republic in southern Russia.

64.   In his annual address to parliament, Li said his government would write off some debts incurred by enterprises since Beijing turned off its flow of state subsidies.

65.   In his annual address to the diplomatic corps in Germany, he expressed concern at the escalation in the Middle East.

66.   In his annual address, Than Shwe typically sets the tone for the forthcoming year and gives a rare insight into the workings of the notoriously secretive military government.

67.   In his annual address to parliament Thursday, Yeltsin promised to oversee the rapid creation of a slimmed-down, highly-efficient and well-equipped army.

68.   Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen chose stability as the main theme of his annual Lunar New Year address Wednesday to overseas Chinese in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

69.   Yeltsin is due to make his annual address to parliament the same day.

70.   Yeltsin may criticise the military intervention in Chechnya during his annual address, the Kremlin said Tuesday.