101.   Carter was reported as saying that full diplomatic ties were possible and trade could be opened if North Korea allowed full inspections of its nuclear programme.

102.   During negotiations, Washington will suspend efforts to pursue UN sanctions against North Korea for refusing to allow inspection of its nuclear facilities.

103.   Egypt on Wednesday refused to allow international inspection of its prisons by human rights groups or delegates at the UN crime conference in Cairo.

104.   The treaty would allow routine inspections of private firms and set up an international body -- the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons -- to enforce the treaty.

105.   The US broke off talks with North Korea last July because of Pyongyang refusal to allow international inspections of their nuclear facilities.

106.   US President Bill Clinton on Saturday threatened North Korea with United Nations sanctions to force Pyongyang to allow full inspection of its suspected nuclear-arms program.

107.   Wednesday Syria rejected any extension of the NPT unless Israel signed it and allowed international inspections of its nuclear sites.

108.   Washington officials suspect Pyongyang, which has refused to allow inspection of certain nuclear sites by the International Atomic Energy Agency, of developing nuclear weapons.

109.   Meanwhile Iran has said the plant is being built only for civilian energy purposes, and it allows regular inspections of Bushehr by the IAEA.

110.   North Korea reiterated Saturday it might allow full inspections at a suspect nuclear plant if Washington agreed to a package deal on the nuclear standoff.