71. Netanyahu has several times expressed his readiness to meet Assad. 72. North Korea agreed Saturday to halt controversial nuclear activities in exchange for technical assistance from the United States as the two sides expressed a readiness to normalise their relations. 73. South Korean defense officials urged a diplomatic settlement of the dispute over the islets but expressed readiness to step up military vigilance around territory. 74. Spain, Chad, Mali, Senegal and South Africa have also expressed readiness to take part. 75. The Afghan government expressed its readiness to work with ISAF. 76. The king had expressed his readiness to bring forward the date for a meeting with Rabin if the United States gave guarantees of aid for Jordan. 77. The king had expressed his readiness to move the date of the meeting with Rabin forward if the United States gave guarantees of aid for Jordan. 78. The official Antara news agency Wednesday quoted foreign affairs spokesman Irawan Abidin as saying that the Portuguese government had expressed readiness to accept the five. |