91.   Iraq and Syria held talks on recognizing their common border, a further sign of warming ties between old enemies.

92.   Israel and Jordan have an effective peace treaty which should lay to rest any Israeli claim that common border is not secure enough.

93.   Isaias, speaking Thursday before departing for the talks, said the only way to end the conflict was to demarcate the common border.

94.   It has no common border with Russia but the both countries have strong historical and religious links.

95.   Isaias, speaking Thursday before departing for the talks, said the only way to end the conflict was to declare a ceasefire and then demarcate the common border.

96.   It was not clear how Iran planned to continue from Turkey to Lebanon since the two countries do not have a common border.

97.   It was not clear in the Philippine draft how the three countries would quell a particular security threat in their common border area.

98.   Laos is strategically located in the center of the region, sharing common borders with Thailand, Burma, China, Vietnam and Cambodia.

99.   Latvia and Estonia have been squabbling for the last several years over fish-rich waters in the Gulf of Riga not far from their common border.

100.   Malaysian and Thai navy ships and marine police launched five days of maritime exercises Tuesday aimed at improving coordination in patrolling their common border areas.