41.   Ireland takes the EU presidency in July just as negotiations are set to begin on trade liberalization in farm goods under the December cooperation deal.

42.   Ireland takes the rotating EU presidency in July just as negotiations are set to begin on trade liberalization in farm goods under the December cooperation deal.

43.   A cooperation deal has already been signed with Hungary.

44.   The Swedish hotel chain Scandic has signed a cooperation deal with the British-owned hotel group Holiday Inn, Scandic said Friday.

45.   The US Academy of Sciences has signed a cooperation deal with its Chinese counterpart to work towards better resources management in the next century, Xinhua reported Friday.

46.   Turkey has signed similar military cooperation deals with other Balkan countries, including Albania, Macedonia and Bulgaria.

47.   Turkey signed a military cooperation deal with Bosnia Thursday on technical and scientific training, official sources said.

48.   Vietnam Airlines has also signed a cooperation deal with Air Hong Kong, an all-cargo carrier.

49.   It had used its NATO veto for over a year to block the cooperation deal with the European Union until a compromise was hammered out earlier this month.

50.   It would be the first cooperation deal with Laos and Cambodia, the second with Bangladesh and the third one with Pakistan.