61.  The Ethiopian official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Wolfensohn will first meet Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.

62.  The government has barred Ethiopian officials holding diplomatic passports from passing through British airports because they have to undergo security searches, it was reported Monday.

63.  The U.N. mission, which arrived after three days of meetings with Ethiopian officials in Addis Ababa, will meet with the Eritrean ministers of foreign affairs and defense.

64.  The two-year-long war between Ethiopia and Eritrea is over, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan declared Wednesday after talks with senior Ethiopian officials.

65.  There was no immediate comment from Ethiopian officials.

66.  There were no further reports of fighting in the area, nor comments from Ethiopian officials.

67.  An Ethiopian official told AFP that Ethiopia is still waiting for a response from the UN.

68.  Ethiopian officials would not immediately comment on the report.

69.  The two-year-old but virtually powerless regime in Mogadishu confirmed that Ethiopian officials were not welcome in Somalia.

70.  Security sources said the hijackers, who negotiated with Sudanese and Ethiopian officials, were flown to Khartoum on Saturday night and their interrogation was continuing.