21.   The community affairs committee passed the bill.

22.   The external affairs committee of the Transitional National Assembly, or parliament, made the plea in a statement issued Thursday night.

23.   The Duma will consider on Wednesday forming an all-party committee on submitting the treaty for ratification, said Vladimir Lukin, chairman of the international affairs committee.

24.   The Israeli and PLO delegations discussed labor, telecommunications, and issues related to the civil affairs committee on their second day of talks.

25.   The Israeli and PLO delegations discussed labor, telecommunications and issues related to the civil affairs committee on their second day of talks.

26.   The security affairs committee at the lower house of parliament examined the role of the police during a closed-door meeting Tuesday.

27.   The security affairs committee of the lower house of parliament discussed the police role in the events during a closed-door meeting Tuesday.

28.   The squatter affairs committee had also requested the MPPJ to provide bins-on-wheels at the longhouses.

29.   He made the comments in a letter to Christa Randzio-Plath, chairwoman of the European Parliament economic and monetary affairs committee.

30.   However, the LDP rejected the meeting and suggested instead that the parties first hold a meeting between their parliament affairs committee chairmen, an LDP official said.