1.   Both the Syrian and Egyptian foreign ministers issued statements later calling for a diplomatic solution.

2.   In Madrid, the United Nations, European Union, and Russia issued a joint statement calling for Israelis and Palestinians to end their current cycle of violence.

3.   Q. Leigh Steinberg, your agent and friend, released a statement calling for you to retire after your last concussion.

4.   The New Jersey Republican State Committee issued a statement calling for Torricelli to drop out of the Senate race.

5.   Claes issued a brief statement calling the case against him politically motivated and said he would appeal to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.

6.   Meanwhile, news reports said two more ETA prisoners drew up a statement calling for the organization to halt its violent activity.

7.   After talks that included moderate nationalist leader John Hume, they issued a statement calling for unionists from the Protestant community of Northern Ireland to join the peace process.

8.   But the Peace Now movement on Saturday issued a statement calling for the settlers to be evicted immediately and legal action to be taken against settlers organisations helping them.

9.   The LBH headquarters in Jakarta issued a statement calling for the military to be more transparent about what took place in Ujungpandang and in announcing the number of casualties.