31.   He called on the Europeans to back the call, and on Palestinians to comply.

32.   He said Lithuania backed EU calls for a legally binding forest convention.

33.   However, Beijing has backed Palestinian calls for an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank and Gaza and has criticized Israeli use of force.

34.   In its battle against these evils, Sweden backs the call to eliminate the death penalty and to end the exploitation of children.

35.   In Paris, French President Jacques Chirac expressed frustration Friday that no countries were backing his call for armed intervention in Bosnia.

36.   In reaction to the vote EU External Relations Commissioner Chris Patten backed calls for an urgent meeting with Israel, but cautioned against sanctions.

37.   International aid groups, predicting possible famine, back the call for aid.

38.   It backed the call for Israel to cease using its interrogation methods immediately.

39.   It backs a call by governments, the United Nations and others for a ban on the production, export and use of anti-personnel mines.

40.   Lee also backed recent calls from Japan, Germany and France for joint efforts to limit volatility in the foreign exchange markets.