81.   On Wednesday, the sides inked a trio of agreements aimed at expanding trade and technical exchanges and pledging cooperation in fighting crime and international terrorism.

82.   Other agenda items included signing a joint statement pledging bilateral cooperation in the fight against international terrorism, a Foreign Ministry official said on condition of anonymity.

83.   Secretary of State Madeleine Albright talked earlier in the day with Ali Abdullah Saleh, the president of Yemen, who pledged his cooperation in the investigation.

84.   Russia and Belarus have signed a union treaty that pledged closer cooperation in most areas but stopped well short of creating a single state.

85.   Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Lukashenko over the telephone Monday, the Kremlin press service said, and the two leaders pledged further cooperation in their union.

86.   She said she had talked by telephone to Ali Abdullah Saleh, the president of Yemen, and that he had pledged cooperation in the investigation.

87.   Rumsfeld is visiting Saudi Arabia, Oman, Egypt and Uzbekistan, key states who have pledged cooperation in the fight against terrorism.

88.   Russian President Vladimir Putin had originally criticized U.S. plans but later relented and signed an agreement with Bush at their summit last month pledging cooperation on missile defense.

89.   Serbia, which has repeatedly blocked efforts by the U.N. court, pledged more cooperation last week.

90.   Since then, they have pledged better cooperation.