71.   The comments came after US Secretary of State Warren Christopher ended a second shuttle mission between Jerusalem and Damascus in three weeks.

72.   The comment came after US President Bill Clinton agreed to meet Adams who is touring the United States.

73.   The comments came as President Bill Clinton traveled to Moscow to attend World War II commemorations and to hold a summit meeting with Russian President Boris Yeltsin.

74.   The comments came just before Christopher held talks with Israeli leaders in Jerusalem at the start of his five-day Middle East tour.

75.   The comments came after Russian officials said a consortium of companies from Russia, Brazil, Britain, Germany and Italy was willing to help finish the project.

76.   The comments came as Israel and Syria prepare to return to the negotiating table before the end of June.

77.   The comment came a day after Carter announced that the warring parties in Bosnia had agreed to a four-month nationwide ceasefire starting Friday.

78.   The comment came as the South Korean media was stumped for an appropriate title to describe Sung.

79.   The comments came as Iraq is negotiating with the United Nations on a plan to swap oil for food, in hopes of easing the desperate situation of Iraqis.