61.   He also said he assured Turkish leaders that the United States had limited plans for the force, and that it would remain bear Kabul, the Afghan capital.

62.   He was scheduled to hold talks with Turkish leaders on Tuesday.

63.   Hillary Rodham Clinton eased into a low-key day of courtesy calls with Turkish leaders Tuesday following a hectic trip to Bosnia.

64.   He was due to meet Turkish leaders later Thursday.

65.   Holbrooke was to meet with Turkish leaders to discuss deteriorating relations between Greece and Turkey and the worsening situation on Cyprus.

66.   Holbrooke is expected to meet with Turkish leaders to discuss deteriorating relations between Greece and Turkey and the worsening situation on Cyprus.

67.   However, Turkish leaders rarely criticize the United States, avoiding the kind of hard-line statement Ecevit made Tuesday against use of the base for offensive action.

68.   In Ankara, Powell told anxious Turkish leaders that U.S. President George W. Bush had not decided whether the next phase of the war on terrorism would target Iraq.

69.   In Ankara, Turkish leaders hailed the vote as a historic step and pledged human rights improvements sought by Western Europe.

70.   It was the harshest statement by a Turkish leader on U.S. actions toward Iraq in years.