21.   Meanwhile, the ministry denied a news report Thursday that Russia had signed a deal with Taiwan for the storage and reprocessing of nuclear waste.

22.   The defense ministry Tuesday denied reports that Saudi Arabian forces had clashed with troops from Yemen along their common border.

23.   The defense ministry initially denied any knowledge of the incident mentioned by Reppas.

24.   The foreign ministry denied that a French government emissary had met with the monks and said it was not aware of any other contact with the victims.

25.   The foreign ministry on Sunday denied reports that Turkey had airlifted military supplies to Macedonia to beef up its troops patrolling the tense border with Albania.

26.   The foreign ministry on Monday denied that its diplomats had any connection with an alleged spy arrested in Iran.

27.   The foreign ministry denied the charges and said no curfews were imposed and no civilians were arrested.

28.   The French foreign ministry denied Thursday that plans were set for a summit.

29.   The ministry denied any wrongdoing.

30.   The ministry denied it, saying hard-liners were trying to justify their defeat.