11.   Also up for early House consideration is a measure, opposed by the administration, that would strengthen U.S.-Taiwanese security ties.

12.   Aznar and Chirac discussed the Basque separatist group ETA and stressed how security ties between the neighboring countries to combat the armed group have increased.

13.   Both Tokyo and Washington have stressed that they do not want the current storm to affect their overall security ties.

14.   Britain wants stronger security ties with Asia after it relinquishes control of Hong Kong to China next year, its visiting defense secretary said Monday.

15.   Christopher and Kozyrev dined alone, dispensing even with note-takers, as they launched a new effort to strengthen security ties between Washington and Moscow.

16.   Christopher and Kozyrev dined alone for two hours, dispensing even with note-takers as they launched a new effort to strengthen security ties between Washington and Moscow.

17.   Countries on the list with which the United States maintains close political and security ties are Israel, Saudi Arabia, Greece, Turkey, South Korea.

18.   Critics sometimes criticized Keating for glossing over concerns about alleged human rights abuses in his pursuit of economic, political and security ties with neighbors, such as Indonesia.

19.   Countries on the list with which the United States maintains close political and security ties are Israel, Saudi Arabia, Greece, Turkey, and South Korea.

20.   Earlier Wednesday, Cohen met with Chief Cabinet Spokesman Hiromu Nonaka to discuss bilateral security ties.