31.   Georgian officials described the visit as historic.

32.   He described the visit as a sign of increasingly closer ties between the two nations.

33.   He described three visits with Nosair in prison.

34.   His aides have described the visit as preparation for a permanent return.

35.   In brief comments to reporters, he described the visit as congenial.

36.   In e-mails, he described his visit to Jenin, where scores were killed in an Israeli military attack.

37.   In e-mail he described his visit to Jenin, where scores were killed in an Israeli military attack.

38.   It was not immediately clear how long Franks would remain in Pakistan, though Foreign Ministry spokesman Riaz Mohammad Khan described his visit as a brief one.

39.   Li described his visit to India as very successful, paving the way for further friendship and cooperation.

40.   Officials describe his visit as nonofficial.