11.   Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic will pay an official visit to Turkey this week for cooperation talks at the invitation of President Suleyman Demirel, the foreign ministry said Sunday.

12.   This was the first time US military personnel had been involved in Israeli-Turkish strategic cooperation talks.

13.   New Finance Minister Bodi Chunananda is to be responsible for a double taxation agreement while Public Helth Minister Sanoh Thienthong will oversee medical cooperation talks.

14.   Pyongyang agreed to reactivate inter-Korean peace initiatives, including family reunions and economic cooperation talks.

15.   Shara headed a Syrian delegation in the Saudi capital to take part in cooperation talks and discuss developments in the region.

16.   Syrian Foreign Minister Faruq al-Shara arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday where he was to take part in cooperation talks and discuss developments in the region.