21.   The government has signed contracts with Western companies for turbines and other equipment.

22.   The interim Afghan government has signed an agreement with Italian and French archaeological teams to resume excavations, Bouchenaki said.

23.   The government will sign a contract with consultants to evaluate the electric utility, a study which is expected to take four months to complete.

24.   The previous Mexican government signed an autonomy agreement with the Zapatistas, but it was never implemented.

25.   The two governments never signed an agreement on a common border, though.

26.   This month, the government signed a peace agreement with the Moro National Liberation Front, the main Muslim secessionist group.

27.   Two years ago, the government signed peace accords with the Zapatistas that spelled out a list of mutually-accepted reforms for Indian autonomy in Chiapas.

28.   Venezuelan stocks gained as falling interest rates pushed investors into equities and as prospects improved the government would soon sign an agreement with the International Monetary Fund.

29.   Panov, however, denied speculation that the two governments will sign a document on the issue during his visit.

30.   Prime Minister Hun Sen rejected a U.N. demand that his government sign a key agreement on a proposed genocide trial for Khmer Rouge leaders.