61.  The statement was sent to AFP by fax from Ghana.

62.  Mary Robinson, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, sent a statement to the council urging religious leaders to take a similar stance.

63.  Meanwhile, the fundamentalist group sent a statement to news agencies prcomising more violence.

64.  The ABB statement was sent by facsimile to news agencies.

65.  The Chinese embassy in New Delhi on Tuesday refused to send a statement from the Dalai Lama recognizing the new Panchen Lama to the government in Beijing.

66.  The Chinese embassy in New Delhi earlier refused to send a statement from the Dalai Lama recognising the new Panchen Lama to the government in Beijing.