31.   The Israeli minister also expressed concern about recent anti-Semitic remarks by two Russian Communist lawmakers.

32.   The minister expressed concerns that some Western leaders had called for Jakarta to restore order quickly.

33.   The minister expressed regret at the leak of what was essentially a personal letter destined for a head of state.

34.   The ministers also expressed their concern about the hundreds of thousands of displaced ethnic Albanians still inside Kosovo and reports that they are without food and shelter.

35.   The ministers also expressed concern at the increasing tension in Chechnya which was threatening earlier moves towards peace.

36.   The ministers also expressed opposition to a Turkish plan to set up its own security zones in northern Iraq.

37.   The ministers here expressed their deep concern at the rising violence in Kosovo and the slow pace of peace efforts in Bosnia.

38.   The ministers expressed confidence Europe would escape the worst of the economic troubles plaguing emerging markets, despite forecasts showing slower-than-expected growth in some nations.

39.   The ministers expressed interest in further development of transport, energy, banking and tourism in the memorandum, signed in the Armenian capital of Yerevan.

40.   Trade ministers from Southeast Asia expressed confidence Thursday that their suffering markets would rebound and economic growth rates would remain strong.