11.   At the time he even said plans to open an embassy in Lima, Peru, and Doha, Qatar, would continue.

12.   Australia will open embassies in Croatia and in the troubled Indonesian territory of East Timor, according to the annual budget released Tuesday.

13.   Bosnian Foreign Minister Jadranko Prljic said President Alija Izetbegovic was ready to open an embassy in Tel Aviv with a fully accredited ambassador.

14.   Britain has only recently opened an embassy in Rwanda and has been a leading contributor to development and relief projects.

15.   Britain established diplomatic relations with North Korea in December and opened an embassy there in July.

16.   Britain established diplomatic relations with North Korea last December and opened an embassy there in late July.

17.   Britain is also forging closer ties with neighboring Tajikistan and will open an embassy there for the first time, Straw announced.

18.   Britain opened an embassy in North Korea over the weekend, British officials said Tuesday.

19.   Denmark will open an embassy in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, ahead of its turn as president of the European Union, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

20.   East Timor plans to open embassies in Jakarta, Canberra, Lisbon, Kuala Lumpur, Washington and Brussels this year.