31.   Every rumor of arms purchases by one of the two Andean nations raises concerns in the other, although both deny they are involved in wholesale rearmament.

32.   He pledged to work with the United States in the struggle against narcotics trafficking and called for a regional freeze on arms purchases.

33.   He said Indonesia had always set a small budget for arms purchases but had bought a lot of military equipment recently.

34.   He was speaking in reaction to a report Wednesday in the French newspaper Le Monde, which quoted an unnamed World Bank official about the arms purchase.

35.   Indonesia shelves arms purchases.

36.   Islamic militants have targeted Coptic Christians before on the basis they were infidels and robbed their jewelry shops to fund arms purchases.

37.   It also said there were reports that the forces were smuggling drugs into Africa to finance their arms purchases.

38.   It points to good relations with Russia and China, but these are limited to arms purchases or cooperation in large Iranian projects.

39.   It points to good ties with Russia and China, but relations with them are limited to arms purchases or cooperation in large projects in Iran.

40.   Its relations with Russia and China are limited to arms purchases and cooperation in development projects.