21.  Thai Defense Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh opened a regional defense seminar Wednesday with a call to find ways to prevent and solve problems and disputes in the post-Cold War era.

22.  The agreement, signed Friday, includes closer economic ties and says that regional defense cooperation will be subject of a separate agreement.

23.  The committee was established to deal with issues relating to regional defense and security but has never formally functioned.

24.  The proposal must be approved by regional defense and foreign ministers before it can be considered by heads of state and top rebel leaders.

25.  Turkey has said it did not believe a regional defense structure could be set up before Israel has negotiated peace agreements with the Palestinians, Syria and Lebanon.

26.  Perry, who arrived here from Helsinki, flew to Copenhagen where he will join regional defense ministers for a one-day conference on Baltic security on Tuesday.

27.  The ABM treaty limits strategic defenses but does not cover regional defenses.