41.   His visit came as two other Iraqi diplomats visited Arab countries in the Gulf and North Africa.

42.   His visit came on the heels of one by U.S. President Bill Clinton and his family on Monday.

43.   His visit comes amid a general improvement in relations in the run-up to a state visit to Washington by Chinese President Jiang Zemin, expected in the fall.

44.   His visit comes amid a series of national celebrations of the communist defeat of U.S.-backed South Vietnam.

45.   His visit comes four days after a leading Saudi dissident, Mohammed al-Masari, won a reprieve from deportation.

46.   His visit comes on the heels of a high-profile Latin American tour by British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

47.   His visit comes weeks after a delegation from the rival Kurdish Democratic Party held similar meetings with Egyptian officials.

48.   His visit came amid a summit in Damascus between the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Syria to discuss the future of the Arab-Israeli peace process.

49.   His visit came on a tour of countries wanting to join the alliance.

50.   His visit came one day after he said that negotiations with the Palestinians would resume, a step toward ending a four-month crisis in the peace process.