61.   Most analysts predict that Russia would not make any sharp moves that might hurt its new friendship with the United States, but would staunchly defend its security interests.

62.   Russia has proposed signing a new friendship treaty with North Korea to replace the existing one that features a bilateral military obligation, Yonhap News Agency reported Thursday.

63.   Russia and North Korea have been working for several years on a new friendship treaty.

64.   The Bush administration said the new friendship pact posed no particular threat to the United States.

65.   The new friendship also is grounded in economic self-interest.

66.   The Prince of Wales spoke instead of a new friendship.

67.   They left Honduras with memories of frightening moments, but new friendships.

68.   Zhu voiced hope that mutual trade would grow on the basis of the new friendship treaty signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Jiang Zemin in July.

69.   But the potential of this new friendship has definite limits, given the status of India and China -- and of Japan -- as the great powers of Asia.

70.   The pair were to discuss financial and other problems dogging self-rule, amid Palestinian fears of being sidelined by the new friendship between Israel and Jordan.