21.   Israeli President Ezer Weizman is heading for a sentimental and business trip to India, marking steadily growing commercial and defense ties between the two countries.

22.   It will include defense ties and joint space launches, he said.

23.   It, along with New Zealand, has also frozen defense ties and contracts with France.

24.   Izetbegovic insisted Sunday that Bosnia has broken its defense ties with Iran.

25.   Last month the two neighbors signed a bilateral security agreement which calls for close defense ties and co-operation on common strategic issues.

26.   New Zealand also has defense ties with the United States, Britain, Malaysia and Singapore.

27.   Overcoming decades of mutual distrust and suspicion, Indian officials Tuesday visited a U.S. battle group in the Arabian Sea, signifying closer defense ties between the two countries.

28.   Qian said China hoped there would not be an expansion of U.S.-Japan defense ties under the treaty.

29.   So far Australia, as well as New Zealand has limited sanctions against France to the freezing of defense ties.

30.   The commentary accused the United States of trying to justify its program to build a missile defense shield and to break Iranian defense ties with North Korea.