111.   The visit comes as China-U.S. relations are improving, Cui noted.

112.   The visit comes at a time of increasing tensions between NATO and Russia.

113.   The visit comes at a time when the longstanding development cooperation between India and Denmark is being reorganized through the introduction of a new long-term strategy.

114.   The visit comes at a time when the Palestinians are hoping U.S. pressure will bring concessions by the Netanyahu government and get the peace process moving again.

115.   The visit comes in response to an invitation from NATO headquarters earlier this year.

116.   The visit comes in the wake of a strong showing by the One Nation party of Pauline Hanson last Saturday in a Queensland state election.

117.   The visit comes one day after shuttle astronauts Joe Tanner and Carlos Noriega tightened a new solar wing on the space station.

118.   The visit comes seven years after he angered apartheid leaders after refusing to kiss the ground when the papal plane was forced to land because of bad weather.

119.   The visit comes three days after North Korea agreed to allow U.S. inspection of a suspected nuclear weapons site.

120.   The visits came a day after the chief U.N. weapons inspector, Richard Butler, ended unsuccessful talks in Baghdad.