91.   Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov met with the allies about plans for closer relations between the former adversaries.

92.   Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov was to visit NATO headquarters Monday to boost talks aimed at cementing closer relations between Moscow and the Western military alliance.

93.   Rabin emphasized closer relations and cooperation between Tel Aviv and Seoul in all fields.

94.   Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov also was in Brussels and was to meet with the allies about plans for closer relations between the former adversaries.

95.   Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin sent congratulations Wednesday to his new Turkish counterpart and urged him to work for closer relations with Moscow.

96.   Russia has traditionally had closer relations with India.

97.   Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov also is in Brussels and was to meet with the allies about plans for closer relations between the former adversaries.

98.   Seeking to forge closer relations with another energy-rich Caspian Sea nation, Vice President Al Gore met with the president of Kazakstan.

99.   Sources close to the group said al-Mihdar also began building closer relations with Osama bin Laden, whom he knew from Afghanistan.

100.   Spain is concerned to encourage closer relations between Latin America and the European Union, Spanish Foreign Minister Abel Matutes said Wednesday.