21.   Secretary of State Madeleine Albright announced the opening of discussions on terrorism at a joint news conference here with South Korean Foreign Minister Lee Joung-Binn.

22.   Sinha already has announced opening the government-owned insurance sector to competition from private Indian companies.

23.   This month officials announced the opening of five police bases in coca-growing areas to combat the rebels and drug trafficker allies.

24.   Three weeks before the spring groundbreaking in Waynesboro, Bayer Co. announced the opening of a new spandex plant in Charleston, South Carolina.

25.   German automaker Mercedes-Benz on Monday announced the opening of its new commercial vehicle plant in Buenos Aires, in an announcement made in Stuttart.

26.   Freeh would also announce the opening of an FBI mission in the Russian capital.

27.   Freeh will also announce the opening of an FBI bureau in Moscow.

28.   He may also announce the opening, in the near future, of an EU representation in Hanoi, which carries embassy rank, reliable sources said.

29.   In a separate development, the Bosnian Serbs announced the opening of an office in the Greek capital, Athens.

30.   Israel and Morocco on Thursday announced the opening soon of liaison bureaux in Tel Aviv and Rabat, in a first step towards full diplomatic ties.