61.   The visit follows similar stopovers earlier this month by Secretary of State Warren Christopher and top military official General John Shalikashvili.

62.   The visit follows the ceasefire which went into force in Lebanon Saturday and which the United States helped to mediate.

63.   The visit would follow a meeting Thursday in Cairo with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, he said.

64.   Their visit follows the entry into force of a ceasefire between the Croat-Moslem federation and the Bosnian Serbs early Thursday.

65.   The visit follows one by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to India and China earlier this year.

66.   The visit follows Paris meetings between French President Jacques Chirac and European Union mediator for the ex-Yugoslavia Carl Bildt.

67.   The visit to Pale followed trips to the Serb stronghold by Bildt Friday and earlier Saturday.

68.   The visit to Ukraine will be followed by visits to Russia and Turkey with talks again focussing on the wars in former Yugoslavia.

69.   The visit will follow the US decision to take retaliatory action against Tokyo for not fostering a further opening of the Japanese auto and auto parts market.

70.   The visit followed a similar one last week by a US delegation led by Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Hubbard.