61.   A US embassy spokeswoman in Sarajevo said last week the US chairman of the three-man arbitration panel is independent of the US administration.

62.   A visit of Israeli minister without portfolio Tzippi Livni to Cairo scheduled for Thursday has been cancelled, an Israeli embassy spokeswoman said.

63.   A Syrian embassy spokeswoman confirmed that Zohbi was in Larnaca, but said she had no further details.

64.   An embassy spokeswoman has said the issue of asylum was raised in talks between embassy officials and the protesters.

65.   But a US embassy spokeswoman in Nicosia said that the four crew members had still not been found by midday.

66.   Embassy spokeswoman Janet Garvey said Moose may leave South Africa for the United States on the weekend.

67.   Embassy spokeswoman Janet Garvey said Moose could remain in South Africa until next weekend.

68.   The Palestinian authority later presented a letter of assurances to Jeff Lang, US deputy trade representative, a US embassy spokeswoman said.

69.   The United States regularly flies cargo and staff from Larnaca to its Beirut embassy as part of an air bridge operation, the embassy spokeswoman said.

70.   The United States plans to consider the sentence handed to Muchtar Pakpahan when assessing labour conditions in Indonesia, embassy spokeswoman Pamela Smith said.