111.   While the Clinton administration has urged restraint, it consistently has backed Yeltsin in his insistence that the region remain part of Russia.

112.   White House spokesman Mike McCurry said the administration would urge the Nigerian government to commute the sentences.

113.   While Israel and Syria reopen peace talks, the Clinton administration is urging Palestinian authorities to do a better job of deterring violent militants.

114.   He said he did not know how recently the company had contacted the State Department or whether it had been urged by the administration to forego the deal.

115.   However, the US administration has also urged Ankara to settle the Kurdish question through political rather than military means.

116.   The US administration has urged the Palestinian Authority to treat jailed Palestinian human rights campaigner Iyad Sarraj fairly.

117.   The US administration on Monday urged the Polish government to press on with converting the former communist country to a market economy.

118.   The US administration also urged Syria and other Arab countries involved in the peace process to give Netanyahu time to start his new job.

119.   The US administration urged Argentina to work with the IMF.

120.   The US administration had urged Syria to condemn the bomb attacks in Israel, but Damascus ignored the request.