51.   The finance ministers urged Russia and Japan to quickly restore market and public confidence in their battered economy.

52.   The minister also urged airlines to reevaluate their routes, and restructure routes and reduce flight frequencies if load factors were declining significantly.

53.   The minister urged visitors to come to Bethlehem.

54.   The minister urged them to perform their duties sincerely and honestly for the welfare of the masses.

55.   The ministers strongly urged Turkey to resolve lingering disputes with Greece both over Cyprus and islands in the Aegean.

56.   The ministers urged signatories of the chemical weapons convention to intensify efforts to achieve the objective of total elimination of chemical weapons.

57.   The minister also urged companies to operate their businesses at what he called marginal costs by improving efficiency and charging only a fair margin.

58.   The ministers urged the EU commission to create a special working group to harmonize anti-doping efforts, he said.

59.   The minister also urged the media and the public to join the campaign against corruption and report violations backed up with strong evidence.

60.   The ministers also urged the two sides to implement recommendations made by a U.S. commission led by former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell.