81.   Caribbean leaders are also expected to sign a pact to protect the environment while promoting tourism.

82.   Critics point out that rogue states such as North Korea, Iraq and Libya also have not signed the pact.

83.   Earlier in the day, Israel and Jordan signed a pact to create a special industrial trade zone in the Jordanian city of Irbid.

84.   Earlier this year, the two countries signed a pact to intensify their cooperation by swapping police intelligence and expertise.

85.   Earlier Wednesday, Powell and Indian Home Affairs Minister Lal Krishna Advani signed a pact to strengthen law enforcement and counterterrorism cooperation between the two countries.

86.   Egypt signed military pacts with Jordan and Iraq in addition to its alliance with Syria, and threatened war.

87.   Egypt has carried out a campaign to get Israel to sign the pact.

88.   Egypt has said it will not support renewal of the treaty, due this April, unless Israel signs the pact.

89.   Earlier, Israel and Jordan signed a pact to create a special industrial trade zone in the Jordanian city of Irbid.

90.   EU Ambassador Gwyn Morgan signed the pact, calling it an important step in cooperation that already includes an agreement on Vietnamese textile exports to EU member nations.