1.   Amman started to explore regional cooperation possibilities emanating from the multilateral peace process.

2.   Any hope of regional cooperation is drowned in a staggering array of local-government entities.

3.   As Washington continues to do less to affect the economy or social stability, the role for regional cooperation becomes more apparent.

4.   But Damascus may find these easier to accept if negotiations are expanded to include issues of development, trade and regional cooperation.

5.   But organizers of the revived community insist that they quell the fighting before they reap any economic rewards of regional cooperation.

6.   But Shimon Peres, the minister of regional cooperation and a former prime minister, brushed away that accusation as counter-productive.

7.   Columbus often shared water and sewer rights with suburbs, allowing them to control growth beyond their borders and fostering regional cooperation.

8.   He called for regional cooperation, including joint ventures with Egypt, Jordan, and the Palestinians.

9.   He just resigned Sunday as regional cooperation minister.

10.   It is a baldly grim message compared with the idealism about regional cooperation, even harmony, voiced by predecessors who chose to wear the mantle of peacemaker.