71.   An investment guarantee pact was signed by International Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah Aziz and Indian Minister of State for External Affairs R.L. Bhatia.

72.   Although Yeltsin spoke before Lebed signed the pact, it was widely known that an agreement was in the works.

73.   And several countries suspected of secretly producing chemical weapons have not even signed the pact, including Syria, Iraq, North Korea and Libya.

74.   As the two leaders looked on, transportation officials from both nations signed the pact.

75.   Australia was credited with saving the treaty, which had foundered in Geneva when India refused to sign the pact, by bringing it to the General Assembly.

76.   Blanchard on Saturday forced political parties to sign a pact promising to do all that is necessary to stop political violence.

77.   Both the U.A.E. and Qatar have signed defense pacts with France.

78.   Britain has been lagging behind the United States and France in weapons sales to the oil-rich region due to hesitation in signing defense pacts with Gulf countries.

79.   Bush and President Vladimir Putin of Russia will sign the pact in Moscow next week.

80.   Canadian Vice Premier Sheila Copps is expected to sign the pact when she visits Ukraine later this month.