71.   Germany declined to comment on Wednesday on reports it had halted exports of tank parts to Israel in protest at its crackdown in the Palestinian territories.

72.   Greenpeace called yesterday on the government to halt uranium exports to France and the maritime union had threatened to refuse to load the yellow cake.

73.   Iran itself has not halted its exports and so far only Iraq has heeded the embargo call.

74.   It halted exports in mid-November to preserve stocks and stabilize the market following devastating floods in the rice- producing Mekong Delta.

75.   Iraq has already halted exports for one month in solidarity with the Palestinians, though no other producers have followed suit.

76.   Analysts say that the impact on the market would be much more serious if other producers such as Iran and Libya were to join Iraq in halting exports.

77.   Bush said on Friday that he would be happy to talk to the communist state -- but only if it downgraded its military posture and halted weapons exports.

78.   Bush said Friday he would be happy to talk to the North but only if it downgraded its military posture and halted weapons exports.

79.   But Washington has applied pressure on Moscow to halt the exports.

80.   They have already succeeded in halting export of live animals at several ports in southern England.