81.   The wide-ranging accord covers cooperation between the armed forces, defence research collaboration and joint production of military hardware, an external affairs ministry spokesman here said.

82.   World Bank external affairs officer Peter Stephens said the loan was granted on the assumption that Subic would continue to function as a free port.

83.   It said the police released him on Sunday following the intervention of the Indian external affairs ministry.

84.   Later, external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee met Chidambaram as an emissary of the prime minister.

85.   Khokhar has been reprimanded by the Indian external affairs ministry for his comments, but the Indian protest has been rejected by Pakistan as unacceptable.

86.   Mark Malloch Brown, Bank vice president for external affairs, said the meetings could result in agreement on elgibility criteria for participation in the initiative.

87.   Meanwhile, the external affairs ministry here announced Tuesday that Malawi had established diplomatic ties with Kuwait with immediate effect.

88.   Patten, now European Union external affairs commissioner, was treated to warm smiles as he shook hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan in Beijing.

89.   Pakistan sent a protest letter to the Indian external affairs ministry over the incident.

90.   Talks were focussing on cost recovery, levels of taxation and royalty payments, said BHP Petroleum Australia-Asia external affairs manager Bernie Delaney.