11.  Meanwhile, a Cabinet minister told Parliament Monday that the diplomatic action was aimed at continuing the improvement of relations with Australia.

12.  On Iraq, Blair was expected to press for diplomatic action rather than military steps, and to make Afghanistan and the Middle East higher priorities.

13.  There was no immediate U.S. diplomatic action against the Minsk government.

14.  U.S. seems content with diplomatic action.

15.  He suggested that this would pave the way for possible diplomatic action if diplomats were kept away.

16.  In particular it said it plans to veto European Union funding of Albania and warned of further diplomatic action in response to the convictions, announced Wednesday.

17.  Although President Fidel Ramos urged diplomatic action on Wednesday, Manila still has to file a full-blown diplomatic protest.

18.  But the foreign minister ruled out immediate diplomatic action against France.

19.  Canberra and Wellington have also taken limited diplomatic action.

20.  China once took retaliatory diplomatic action when such meetings took place, he said.