31.   He conceded that the budget was the tightest yet produced by Moscow in its post-Soviet efforts towards a market economy.

32.   Horta shared the Nobel Peace Prize this year with Roman Catholic Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo for their efforts towards peace in East Timor.

33.   Horta shared the Nobel Peace Prize this year with Roman Catholic Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo for their efforts towards peace there.

34.   Information minister Yasser Abed Rabbo said any conference on the Middle East needed to take a genuine effort towards resolving the crisis and not be a ceremonial gathering.

35.   A second tranche coupled with a standby loan of about one billion dollars was to be released at a later time if Ukraine continues its efforts towards market reforms.

36.   Both leaders stressed the need for renewed efforts towards an inter-Korean dialogue, spokesmen for both sides said.

37.   Boutros-Ghali said efforts towards reaching a political settlement in Abkhazia had hit an impasse due to differences over the status of the republic which is demanding independence.

38.   But Japan argues that this means government control of trade, which runs counter to efforts towards an open and competitive market.

39.   But they were understood to have covered the effort towards peace in the Middle East, including negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis which will follow Palestinian elections held Saturday.

40.   East Timor Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo and independence activist Jose Ramos-Horta were awarded the Nobel peace prize this year for their efforts towards a settlement.