51.   The statement was part of a diplomatic offensive to pressure Kabila into pursuing democracy and protecting thousands of Rwandan Hutu refugees.

52.   The U.N. summit is an opportunity for both Barak and Arafat to intensify their diplomatic offensive and try to deflect blame for a possible breakdown of the negotiations.

53.   The White House pledged Monday to wage a diplomatic offensive to end the fighting between Israel and the Palestinians.

54.   Turkish Foreign Minister Deniz Baykal launched a diplomatic offensive last week, touring EU capitals to win support.

55.   France and Russia for months have been mounting a diplomatic offensive at the United Nations to lift the sanctions.

56.   Germany has been instrumental in the diplomatic offensive.

57.   Government officials said Deputy Prime Minister Hikmet Cetin would head to London this week as part of the same diplomatic offensive.

58.   Immediately after the verdict was announced Athens recalled Albanian ambassador Christos Tsalikis and said it would launch a diplomatic offensive against Tirana.

59.   In recent years, nationalist and cash rich Taiwan has stepped up its diplomatic offensive against the mainland China by establishing relations with several African countries.

60.   In recent years, Taiwan has launched a diplomatic offensive aimed at breaking its mainland-orchestrated containment, and at being accepted into international and regional forums.