71.   Last year Lebanon and Syria initialled an agreement regulating the presence of Syrian workers in the country.

72.   Le Monde said Fillon would also be initialling an agreement on industrial cooperation between the French and Chinese space agencies.

73.   Once an agreement is initialled by Erakat and his Israeli counterpart Dan Shomron, it would have to be submitted to the Palestinian and Israeli cabinets for approval.

74.   Spokesmen for both sides in Lusaka also voiced caution after the agreement was initialled.

75.   The agreement must be initialled by the two leaders, who were not present in Paris.

76.   The agreement was initialled at an emotional gathering in Lusaka Monday night.

77.   The agreement was initialled on the deadline day set by the United Nations for an agreement in the long-running peace talks.

78.   The agreement was initialled on the deadline set by the UN, which was running out of patience with the protracted negotiations.

79.   The agreement was initialled on the same day of a deadline set by the United Nations for an agreement in the long-running peace talks.

80.   The clash came just hours before Kumaratunga initialled an agreement providing for an indefinite truce with the LTTE commencing Sunday.