1. Aid to individual countries would be linked to progress towards democracy. 2. But Sheik Hamad bin Jassem Al-Thani warned Israel that economic cooperation is linked to progress on the peace process. 3. On Sunday, Arab League Secretary-General Esmat Abdel-Meguid said that Arab participation in the economic conference was linked to progress in the Middle East peace talks. 4. Chung said Seoul would reaffirm its position that any improvement in ties between Pyongyang and Washington or Tokyo should be linked to progress in inter-Korean ties. 5. Former Democratic Representative Stephen Solarz said payment of UN arrears spread over five to six years would be linked to progress in streamlining the United Nations. 6. Tunisian President Zine El Abdidine Ben Ali also told reporters that normalizing ties with Israel was linked to progress in the peace process. |