101.   A senior defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the situation in Chechnya would not lessen U.S.-Russian military cooperation.

102.   A senior French military officer visited Georgia on Tuesday to discuss increasing military cooperation with the former Soviet republic.

103.   A senior defense official said, however, the situation in Chechnya would not lessen U.S.-Russian military cooperation.

104.   A senior Turkish government official called Monday for closer military cooperation with neighboring Bulgaria.

105.   A senior defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Chechnya would not lessen U.S.-Russian military cooperation.

106.   A Syrian leader on Thursday urged Turkey to tone down its military cooperation with Israel and instead come closer to the Arabs.

107.   Accusing NATO of isolating Russia, Kozyrev curtailed plans for a program of military cooperation and political consultations.

108.   A U.S. Defense Department delegation told Pakistan on Wednesday that Washington was ready for continued military cooperation and support, the government said Wednesday.

109.   Affirming an alliance that worries the Arab world, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak on Monday pledged to boost military cooperation and economic ties with Turkey.

110.   Accusing NATO of isolating Russia, Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev postponed an agreement on enhanced military cooperation and political consultations.