41.   The visit followed one by the U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for defense, Vincent Kern, in January.

42.   The visit follows calls by U.S. President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell for the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel.

43.   The visit would follow a triumphant and unprecedented Caribbean tour that took Castro to Jamaica, Barbados and Grenada, where he was welcomed by some former enemies.

44.   The visit followed the trip to Beijing by a Taiwanese negotiator last month to break a nearly three-year deadlock in dialogue between Taiwan and China.

45.   The visits follow calls late last year from both China and Taiwan for better agricultural cooperation.

46.   The visits followed a night of popping firecrackers, clanging gongs and colorful dragon dances in cities and Chinatowns throughout Asia.

47.   Their visit follows a two-member delegation from Israel that arrived Sunday to open a trade office in Qatar, the sources said.

48.   This was followed by visits to the homes of Rev Archbishop Datuk Peter Chung Hoan Ting and local dignitary Prof Datuk Dr Chong Chun Hian.

49.   Her visit follows an attack by Tamil rebels Friday on a Japan-bound merchant vessel in northeastern Sri Lanka.

50.   His visit follows that of Mishra to Russia in September when the national security councils of the two countries held consultations.