61.   Also on Thursday, the Russian Far East and North Korea agreed to set up a joint commission to develop trade ties.

62.   Anglican and Roman Catholic bishops concluded a week of prayer and dialogue Friday by announcing plans for a joint commission to further explore the possibility of unification.

63.   Bangladesh and Kuwait on Thursday decided to set up a joint commission to expand economic cooperation between the two Muslim nations, an official said.

64.   Beye also said he would travel to Luanda, the Angolan capital, over the weekend as part of a joint commission set up to implement the Lusaka Protocol.

65.   Beye expects to welcome UNITA officials in Luanda in coming days for the first session of a joint commission to monitor how the accord is being implemented.

66.   Beye said a joint commission of government, rebel and international officials would move from Lusaka to Luanda in coming days to oversee the peace.

67.   Beye said a joint commission of government, rebel and international diplomatic officials overseeing the peace deal would move from Lusaka to Luanda in coming days.

68.   Both parliamentary chambers then set up a joint commission to vet the draft as amended by the Senate.

69.   But the joint monitoring commission it established has served to keep lines of communication open between the two sides.

70.   Despite initial reports of fighting, U.N. observers and a joint military commission -- made up of warring sides -- have said it was generally holding well.