41.   European Union external relations commissioner Chris Patten to hold press conference at Japan National Press Club.

42.   This accusation has been formally denied by the external relations minister in Ouagadougou.

43.   Yeltsin issued a decree Tuesday establishing a new presidential council on foreign affairs, aimed at achieving better coordination between the various bodies concerned with external relations.

44.   On external relations, he said that the EU should work to accept membership from countries in eastern Europe.

45.   Only comparatively recently we directed the Russian Far East to have external relations via Moscow.

46.   On external relations, the leaders will focus on the Middle East and the tensions between Pakistan and India, de Miguel said.

47.   Santer also tried to defuse criticism of a proposed division of portfolios for EU external relations among four commissioners.

48.   Russia and Iraq have signed an outline agreement covering economic and commercial cooperation, the Russian external economic relations ministry said on Monday.

49.   Safaa al-Omar, head of the Iraqi external relations department, dismissed the threat earlier Monday.

50.   Russia should create an independent human rights institute, European Union commissioner for external political relations, Hans van den Broek, recommended Monday.