71.   U.S. and Ukrainian naval forces will conduct joint maneuvers next week in the eastern Mediterranean as part of the annual Sea Breeze exercises, the U.S. Embassy said Saturday.

72.   Turkish and Israeli officials were to discuss ongoing military cooperation and prepare for joint maneuvers in the Mediterranean later in the year, a report said Tuesday.

73.   Turkey and Israel are close U.S. allies and occasionally hold joint military maneuvers, to the anger of neighboring Arab states.

74.   Turkey and Israel have also strengthened their own defense ties, and plan to hold joint naval maneuvers in the Mediterranean.

75.   Turkey and Israel announced this month they would conduct joint naval maneuvers sometime this summer with U.S. participation.

76.   Turkey and Israel recently announced they would conduct joint naval maneuvers this summer.

77.   Two French navy ships have docked at Doha to prepare for joint military maneuvers with Qatari forces later this month, coinciding with U.S.-Qatari exercises.

78.   Yilmaz confirmed Tuesday that Turkey and Israel plan to conduct joint naval maneuvers in November.

79.   French and Kuwaiti forces regularly exercise together with the latest joint maneuvers held in November last year.

80.   Israel and Turkey signed a new military cooperation agreement last week which includes plans to hold joint military maneuvers next year, Israeli radio reported Sunday.