51.   The British foreign secretary, Robin Cook, vowed he would do everything possible to prevent an execution.

52.   The group would include Blair, deputy leader John Prescott, shadow chancellor Gordon Brown and Robin Cook, shadow foreign secretary.

53.   The foreign secretary did not offer any explanation for the postponement, but other Philippine officials said that the reason for the delay should be obvious.

54.   The Indian and Pakistani foreign secretaries have been holding talks since October on peace and security problems.

55.   The secretary of state made the announcement at a joint appearance here with the British foreign secretary, Robin Cook.

56.   While the sober-faced foreign secretaries couched their remarks in a kind of platitudinous code, they managed to describe very different ways of approaching the negotiations.

57.   Philippine foreign secretary Domingo Siazon said Sunday there also is a strong likelihood that all the ASEAN countries will provide observers.

58.   Posuvalyuk said his visit was not connected with a tour of the region by the foreign secretary of Britain, which currently holds the presidency of the European Union.

59.   A former ambassador to Japan who is married to a Japanese, he also was foreign secretary under outgoing President Fidel Ramos.

60.   A four-member Egyptian delegation led by Marwani Badri, assistance foreign secretary for African affairs, arrived in Mogadishu on Wednesday for talks with Hussein Aidid.