101.   The independent sultanate is the only country in the Saudi-dominated GCC to have official trade links with the Jewish state.

102.   The official said it was lukewarm because Jordan does not advocate the use of force against fellow Arabs and because of close trade links with Iraq.

103.   The row is proving to be a major stumbling block in negotiations between the EU and non-member Switzerland to strengthen trade links.

104.   The three leaders are expected to review their earlier pledges to combat organized crime and forge better trade links that would draw the countries closer into European integration.

105.   The sanctions bar flights to and from Iraq as well as other direct trade links.

106.   The sultanate had been the only Gulf Arab country to have official trade links with the Jewish state.

107.   The sultanate is the only country in the Saudi Arabian-dominated Gulf Cooperation Council to have trade links with Israel.

108.   The Turkish prime minister said Thursday that his country should join an Asia-Europe forum meant to build trade links between the two continents.

109.   The two leaders talked of boosting trade links between their countries.

110.   They said Taiwan and China could use the proposed council as a forum for discussing direct trade links and a framework for talks on reunification.