31.   Perry said he planned to work on gaining increased U.S. access to Saudi ports and air fields and to strengthen military ties between the two countries.

32.   A joint bank has fingers in most bilateral economic deals, and military ties are growing.

33.   A French special envoy will visit South Korea later this week to help improve military ties, the South Korean Defense Ministry said Tuesday.

34.   A second agreement in April would provide for closer military ties between the United States and Israel.

35.   A respected Indonesian academic on Friday urged Australia to immediately suspend military ties with Indonesia or risk being associated with a possible bloody crackdown.

36.   A showdown between the White House and Congress could develop over legislation backed by Taiwan supporters to strengthen U.S.-Taiwanese military ties.

37.   A U.S.-led coalition forced Iraq to retreat from Kuwait, and also strengthened military ties between the West and other Gulf states.

38.   After decades of estrangement, India has been developing closer military ties with the United States.

39.   All Arab Gulf states with the exception of Iraq have close military ties with the United States and several European countries.

40.   American technicians are still examining a grounded spy plane, unaffected by an order to review military ties with China, a U.S. government spokesman said Thursday.