31.   Yeltsin, whose country co-sponsors the Middle East peace processs with the United States, said both Israel and the Palestinian Authority needed international support in combatting terrorism.

32.   Yeltsin, whose country co-sponsors the Middle East peace process with the United States, said both Israel and the Palestinian Authority needed international support in combatting terrorism.

33.   It was necessary for all countries to share information and ideas on combatting terrorism.

34.   Participants spent the first four days discussing such issues as better market access for developing countries, official aid, and the role of religion in combatting terrorism.

35.   Russian President Vladimir Putin made the decision to set up the so-far unnamed structure last week, Safonov told a conference in Saint Petersburg on combatting terrorism.

36.   Syria welcomes the cooperation with any state in combatting terrorism, the President said.

37.   Spain, for example, wants its powers to include combatting terrorism, but has run into opposition on this.

38.   The Canadian government confirmed Thursday that a special meeting of the Group of Seven with Russia will be held in Ottawa next week to discuss combatting terrorism.

39.   The eight countries agreed to step up the ratification process for a number of international treaties and conventions aimed at combatting terrorism.