31.   It has built friendly ties with Israel but largely lost its clout with the Palestinians, whom it used to arm against Israel during the Soviet times.

32.   Karzai said his nation sought only friendly ties with its neighbors.

33.   Kohl, who claims friendly ties with Yeltsin, said it remained important that the reform process in Russia continues.

34.   Khalijah said the exhibition actually enhanced friendly ties between the Chinese Muslims and the locals.

35.   Khin Nyunt told the group, made up of presidents and senior executives of American companies, that Burma and the United States traditionally enjoyed friendly ties.

36.   Moscow has built friendly ties with Israel, but largely lost its clout with the Palestinians whom it armed against the Israelis during the Soviet times.

37.   Most Greeks, who maintain friendly ties with fellow-Orthodox Serbs, oppose the airstrikes and have staged almost daily protest marches around the country.

38.   Moscow has developed friendly ties with Israel following decades of animosity, but has largely lost its Soviet-era leverage with the Palestinians and other Arab nations.

39.   NATO member Greece insists it holds an ideal position to mediate because of its friendly ties with fellow Christian Orthodox Serbia and Russia.

40.   Noting that most exiles still have relatives in Iran, he said ordinary Iranians want friendly ties with the West.