71.   The North Atlantic Treaty Organization had invited Rodionov to the gathering of allied defense ministers as part of efforts to build closer ties with Moscow.

72.   The lawyers contended the case should be moved to Rome, where Andreotti would have formulated alleged plans to build ties with the Mafia.

73.   The Russians were included to build closer ties with NATO and to soothe the Serbs, with whom they share an Orthodox faith.

74.   The patriarch said the church should build ties with government agencies and public organizations that shape social policy.

75.   The troops have also been building ties with Afghan villagers by helping to work out developmental aid.

76.   Turkey has sought to build strong ties with the four Turkic-speaking states of Central Asia.

77.   Vietnam has sought to build stronger ties with non-communist countries since the collapse of the former Soviet Union.

78.   Universities, think tanks and aid organizations also are quickly building ties.

79.   Within a decade of independence, he said, it would try to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations with a view to building trade ties.

80.   Zeman also said that his Cabinet strongly supported building closer ties between Russia and NATO.