81.   League officials said it was aimed more at countries such as Morocco, Tunisia and the Gulf states of Qatar and Oman, which have opened fledgling trade links.

82.   Meanwhile, Oman, which has set up trade links with Israel, insisted that ending those was not the way to respond.

83.   Milosevic punished them by cutting off relations, including trade links.

84.   Most European Union countries have lucrative trade links with Iran, a major Middle East oil producer.

85.   Most Arab nations do not have diplomatic ties with Israel, but Morocco, Tunisia and the Gulf states of Qatar and Oman opened fledgling trade links.

86.   Neighboring Qatar and Oman have moved to establish trade links with the Jewish state.

87.   Oman and South Africa established full-blown diplomatic ties Wednesday after a four-year spell of trade links.

88.   Oman is the only country in the Saudi Arabian-dominated Gulf Cooperation Council which has trade links with the Jewish state.

89.   Patching up relations severed by four years of war, Bosnia and Serbia on Wednesday signed agreements on free travel and restoration of communication and trade links.

90.   Predominantly Buddhist Vietnam, which is pursuing closer trade links with the outside world, appears to have become more tolerant of religious worship in recent years.