11. Beijing has suspended contacts with Danish officials in fury that the small country would dare spearhead the U.N. resolution, and warned of further reprisals. 12. But the Bosnian government blamed the Serbs for the deadly shell and suggested it may suspend the contacts until it was assured NATO airstrikes would retaliate. 13. China suspended contacts in all these areas Monday. 14. Canada suspended government contacts with Vietnam on Monday and put off annual meetings on development aid to protest the execution of a Canadian woman convicted of drug smuggling. 15. China also suspended contacts on weapons proliferation and international security, the official Xinhua News Agency said, citing Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao. 16. China responded to the bombing by suspending contacts with the United States on military ties, arms control and security issues and human rights. 17. Egypt announced Wednesday it was suspending contacts with Israel except diplomatic contacts that could help the Palestinians, Minister of Information Safwat el-Sherif said. 18. Escalating a fishing rights dispute, the European Union on Monday suspended high-level contacts with Canada. 19. Gen. Ratko Mladic ordered his military to suspend contact with the NATO-led force implementing the peace accord. 20. Inter-Korean governmental contacts had been suspended since March because of tension between North Korea and the United States. |