61.   A delegation of Indian legislators and business executives held talks with Iraqi officials Saturday on boosting bilateral relations.

62.   A Foreign Ministry spokesman, Vladimir Oshurkov, likewise declined to comment on the arrest or its possible impact on bilateral relations.

63.   A hallmark of the growing bilateral relations has been the high level exchanges between the two countries in recent times.

64.   A State Department official visiting Pakistan Tuesday was to meet with senior government leaders to discuss regional security and bilateral relations, a U.S. Embassy spokesman said.

65.   A top U.S. State Department official held meetings Saturday with senior Algerian officials on bilateral relations, the Middle East peace process and Iraq.

66.   Abdullah and Fahd also reviewed the Mideast peace process status in light of the escalating violence and bilateral relations, the agency added.

67.   Abdullah arrived from Oman, where he held talks with Sultan Qaboos on the situation in Iraq, the Middle East peace process and bilateral relations.

68.   Abdul-Salam Majali handed Sheik Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan a letter from King Hussein on Middle East peace and bilateral relations, the agency said.

69.   A top U.S. State Department official arrived Sunday in Morocco for talks on bilateral relations, the Middle East peace process and other regional issues.

70.   A U.S. Embassy spokesman in Jakarta said bilateral relations remain close despite the cancellation.