61.   Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah was welcomed on arrival by the president and they were to have official talks later in the day.

62.   Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Pique welcomed on Sunday the closer involvement of the United States in the escalating Middle East crisis.

63.   Swedish Foreign Minister Lena Hjelm-Wallen welcomed on Tuesday the US decision to normalize diplomatic relations with Vietnam.

64.   The choice of the well-heeled Fumagalli, a moderate and former leader of young entrepreneurs, has not been unanimously welcomed on the left.

65.   The government here welcomed on Wednesday the appointment of the new secretary general of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, the official Kuwaiti news agency said.