71.   GCC secretary general Jamil al-Hujailan said his group had made progress toward a customs union, but did not give a deadline for meeting the objective.

72.   He acknowledged that the United Nations had not met its objectives in Somalia.

73.   He said that if such an objective were not met the French mission would be a failure.

74.   A PAS youth leader, Sheikh Abu Bakar, told reporters the group had met its objective by forcing the cancellation of the Israel-Argentina game.

75.   But he totally rejected suggestions by Villeneuve and Irvine that changes to aerodynamic rules would meet the objective.

76.   But these actions are expected to be sufficient, at least for a time, to meet the objective of sustained non-inflationary growth.

77.   Discussions on criteria have moved beyond geography, linkages with APEC and whether an applicant can meet the objective of free markets and economic cooperation, Macaranas said.

78.   The union said the break in negotiations had come because management had given no guarantees about meeting the objectives of the restructuring program signed by the unions last December.

79.   Olivetti said that De Benedetti had explained the strategy of the group and had insisted that the company could meet its objectives with its own resources.