1.  Though the community has not taken a joint stand, several islands insist that Venezuela has gone too far in claiming fishing and mineral rights approaching other islands.

2.  But the final joint NAM stand steered clear of such specifics.

3.  Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said the aim of the summit was to close Arab ranks and adopt a joint stand on the peace process.

4.  The organisation was in touch with PLO chairman Yasser Arafat and other Arab leaders to forge a joint stand.

5.  The Pakistani opposition parties have also taken a joint stand against unilaterally signing of CTBT.

6.  North Korean Foreign Minister Kim Yong-Nam called here Monday for Tehran and Pyongyang to adopt a joint stand against imperialism, Tehran Radio reported.

7.  The meeting was called by the Palestinian Authority to try to forge a joint Arab stand on the perceived threat, the official said.