61.   The French rugby federation head said the new rules and other decisions made at the meeting were to be announced only at a news conference on Sunday.

62.   The French head of state said his role as president forbade him from taking a position on an ongoing court case.

63.   The head of adidas said the sports good maker would not be involved in the take-over.

64.   The head of state said he was not joking.

65.   The head of state said such a measure was incompatible with the economic reovery programme Benin is undertaking in conjunction with the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

66.   The ICRC head said he was not deterred by allegations that Bosnian Serb leaders failed to live up to their pledges in the past.

67.   The French delegation head said the issue of labor standards would remain a central topic on the WTO agenda after the just-ended ministerial session.

68.   The NDA head said the opposition coalition had decided to hold a conference in Cairo in October to be attended by all the northern opposition parties and southern rebels.

69.   The new council is composed of ten non-partisan technocrats and is to start operating shortly, Oun Shawa, council head said Tuesday.