1.   As in any Asian security discussion, China was an important subtext.

2.   Interior Minister Natan Sharansky sent Barak a letter demanding a security cabinet discussion of the alleged new negotiating offer, a ministry spokesman said Tuesday night.

3.   Also, U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry visited Pakistan last week and said regular security discussions between the two nations would resume soon after a five-year break.

4.   Australia stuck to its stance of encouraging Burma to participate in the ASEAN Regional Forum, an arena for security discussions.

5.   But Perry wants to revive annual security discussions between Pakistan and the United States, which would be permitted, according to U.S. officials.

6.   But Perry wants to revive annual security discussions between the two countries.

7.   Tenet has been involved in security discussions before in the region.

8.   There have been no security discussions between the two countries since late in the Bill Clinton administration.

9.   U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry visited Pakistan last week and said regular security discussions between the two nations would resume soon after a five-year break.

10.   We are continuing to work with the parties so that they can resume as soon as possible the security discussions they began two weeks ago.