71.   Chirac, who was then mayor of Paris, also welcomed him at city hall.

72.   Chirac had earlier been welcomed at Damascus airport by Assad and thousands of cheering people waving French flags and pictures of the president.

73.   Following his mid-afternoon arrival in Beijing, Karzai was welcomed at the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing, where he held early evening talks with Zhu.

74.   Tudjman, who arrived from the airport aboard an armoured troop carrier, escorted by many other armoured vehicles, was welcomed at the presidential palace by Izetbegovic.

75.   Turkish President Suleyman Demirel, welcoming him at the presidential palace in the capital Ankara, said relations between the two countries were set for a good future.

76.   Wolfensohn was welcomed at the airport by Finance Secretary Ram Binod Bhattarai and other officials.

77.   Welcoming him at the airport will be President Violeta Chamorro, the archibishop of Managua, Cardinal Miguel Obando, army commander Joaquin Cuadra and several government ministers.

78.   It was also welcomed at a time when the weak Japanese yen is eroding a price edge by South Korean shipbuilders in the international market, the spokesman said.

79.   Khaddam, who was welcomed at the airport by Foreign Minister Abdus Samad Azad, was likely to meet Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed before leaving for home.

80.   Jiang was welcomed at the airport by Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa.