51.   If oil production holds steady, the ministers say, oil prices will almost certainly go up, perhaps sharply.

52.   If approved, it will be presented to the full Cabinet tomorrow, the minister said Saturday after a U.S.-government sponsored seminar on the Thai economy.

53.   In a move aimed at helping stock prices, the Ministry of Finance has recently eased rules limiting foreign stock investment, the minister said.

54.   In April, a government minister said France was still seeking talks for a linkup of Framatome with both French and non-French partners.

55.   In other developments, the ministers said they would work for a world accord to eliminate tariffs on semiconductors, computers, software and other information-technology products.

56.   In outlining the package, the finance minister says Japan has a banking crisis that is the worst since the Depression.

57.   In statements, both ministers said the move will ease the process of currency union.

58.   It is complicated, but the ministers say they get to see everyone in the scattered congregations.

59.   Japanese and European ministers said they were prepared to help, though European officials also sought U.S. support to bolster their failing currency, the euro.

60.   Kansteiner said he made little headway on the question of foreign news media, which the two ministers said have been unfair to Zimbabwe.