11.   Egypt recently made pleas against upgrading relations to Tanzania, Djibouti and the Comoro Islands, the official said.

12.   Improved relations with the South African government followed general elections in South Africa last year, and relations were upgraded to full diplomatic status last July.

13.   Iraq is moving to upgrade relations with Egypt, naming an ambassador to head its office in Cairo, Arab diplomatic sources said Sunday.

14.   Iran still plans to press on with upgrading its relations with Britain.

15.   Israeli officials say President Hafez Assad persuaded other Arab leaders not to upgrade relations with Israel until there was progress in Israel-Syria talks.

16.   Making good on a promise to upgrade relations with Taiwan, the United States is sending Transportation Secretary Federico Pena here Sunday to attend an economic conference.

17.   Netanyahu told reporters that the two countries discussed upgrading relations, but he did say whether any official changes were imminent.

18.   On the political level, the two countries have agreed to upgrade relations from the honorary consular level to full diplomatic ties.

19.   Promising to meet again to talk about the issue, they agreed to upgrade their relations by trading ambassadors.

20.   Prince Saud, who was scheduled to travel to Egypt Sunday for talks with President Hosni Mubarak, told reporters he hoped Iran and Egypt would upgrade their relations.