71.   Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and the UAE have expressed their wish to normalize relations with Iraq, but Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have rejected all calls for reconciliation.

72.   Pope John Paul II in October appealed to Beijing to normalize relations.

73.   -- Japan views favorably an imminent U.S. decision to normalize relations with Vietnam as a positive development in Asia, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kozo Igarashi said.

74.   A group of Dominican businessmen will meet with Haitian president Rene Preval Tuesday to discuss strategies to normalize commercial relations between the two countries.

75.   A former Vietnam War prisoner, the Arizona Republican has said it was time for the two former enemies to normalize relations.

76.   A Syrian newspaper said Tuesday that Israel is trying to normalize relations with Arab states while giving nothing in return.

77.   A senior U.S. official said Tuesday that normalizing relations with Hanoi has helped in the search for American servicemen missing from the Vietnam War.

78.   After the U.S. report, Ramos said he would normalize relations with Singapore.

79.   Also Friday, the first all-American trade fair is held in Vietnam since the United States and Vietnam normalized relations.

80.   Among the swirl of swift bilateral talks, he secured agreements to normalize relations with Canada and New Zealand.