1.   He just resigned Sunday as regional cooperation minister.

2.   Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany will visit the Philippines late this year, his economic cooperation minister said Thursday.

3.   Chretien named constitutional expert Stephane Dion the new intergovernmental affairs minister and trade consultant Pierre Pettigrew the international cooperation minister.

4.   International cooperation minister Nabil Shaath was optimistic about the chances an understanding could be reached soon.

5.   Pronk, who was development cooperation minister at the time, blamed the government for the deaths.

6.   Souef Mohamed el Amine, Comoros foreign affairs and international cooperation minister, denied reports there was an al-Qaida cell in Comoros.

7.   The head of the Palestinian Authority was accompanied by his international cooperation minister, Nabil Shaath, among other officials.

8.   He is survived by four sons, including current Interior Minister Jean-Louis Debre and former cooperation minister Bernard Debre.

9.   His deputy prime minister is Socialist Jacques Poos, who is also foreign minister, foreign trade and cooperation minister.

10.   However Palestinian cooperation minister Nabil Shaath said he did not believe the kidnapped soldier could be in Gaza.