1.   Venezuela suspended diplomatic relations and Colombia cut off trade links.

2.   Panama later insisted that bilateral trade links would not be broken.

3.   The tour was aimed at promoting economic co-operation and trade links.

4.   Discussions with civic leaders in Toronto, Pittsburg and Cleveland would hopefully lead to commercial and trade links with those cities, he said.

5.   But Tories have attacked the decision and say a golden opportunity to boost foreign trade links could have been lost.

6.   Although the countries are situated close to Russia, Mrs. Cornell said, their main trade links are with the European Community.

7.   American companies, at the same time, want more trade links with Latin America so they can compete better against European and Asian rivals.