21.   Foreign Minister Rashid Abdullah said he hoped Iran would come to the negotiating table to resolve their island dispute and end regional tension.

22.   He did not refer outright to Iran and Iraq but the UAE has been locked in an island dispute with Tehran for many years.

23.   Indonesian officials had said in Jakarta that Suharto wanted the islands dispute to be resolved during his visit, after senior officials of both countries failed to reach agreement.

24.   Iran, though it is locked with the UAE in an island dispute, is sending its interior minister Ali Mohammed Besharati for the event.

25.   Besides the island dispute, other conflicts between Greece and Turkey include the Cyprus question and oil-drilling rights in Aegean waters separating the two countries.

26.   But because of the islands dispute, bilateral fishery talks have been deadlocked.

27.   But because of the islands dispute, bilateral fishery talks had been deadlocked.

28.   China on Sunday reassured ASEAN members that it was prepared to discuss the Spratly islands dispute on the basis of international law, boosting hopes of a peaceful settlement.

29.   Ethiopean Prime Minister Meles Zinawi launched a fresh attempt to solve an island dispute between Yemen and Eritrea on Thursday as Russia offered to join mediation efforts.

30.   Ethiopean Prime Minister Meles Zinawi launched another bid to solve an island dispute between Yemen and Eritrea on Thursday as Russia offered to join mediation efforts.