1.   In the years since, Jackson has worked to solidify relations between blacks and Jews.

2.   The proposed agreement with NATO is part of a broader attempt by Russia to solidify relations with the West after the Cold War.

3.   Demirel said Turkey is developing close ties with the Central Asian Republics, while it continues to solidify its relations with the European Union.

4.   Earlier this year, Chinese Premier Li Peng further solidified relations between Hanoi and Beijing when he attended the Vietnamese Communist Party Congress in June.

5.   Rector Lilik Hendrajaya, however, has dismissed the speculation saying that the congress is held only to solidify relations between alumni and their alma mater.

6.   The source, who requested anonymity, said Aidid was accompanied by his defense minister Ahmed Omar Jess on the trip intended to solidify relations between Libya and Somalia.