21.   In the radio interview Thursday, Izetbegovic said that the three co-presidents must swear to preserve the unity of Bosnia at their first meeting.

22.   Nonetheless, he said he abstained rather than voting against the resolution to preserve council unity.

23.   The junta has said it is moving towards democracy at a measured pace in order to preserve national unity.

24.   The reason, of course, is to preserve party unity during the current economic situation.

25.   Yet the military is still widely viewed as the only force that can preserve unity in a country ravaged by inflation and joblessness.

26.   Another official from Jihad in Gaza had said overnight that the organisation planned to suspend suicide attacks to preserve Palestinian unity.

27.   Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Mussa said preserving the unity of Jerusalem does not mean the entire holy city belongs to Jerusalem, the press reported on Saturday.

28.   The Philippine leader told a separate forum with ASEAN academics Wednesday that his moves had been dictated by a desire to preserve regional unity.

29.   Libya, he said, wanted to ensure that the preparations for the meeting were done right in order to preserve African unity.

30.   Morocco and Jordan spoke only of preserving unity.