These programs included foreign officials from 138 countries - 16 more than last year.

All I can say is we were asked by foreign officials at the highest levels for help on a particular matter.

The agency has also established a training program for foreign officials.

Seven foreign officials and a local staff member were seized.

But foreign officials said the Government's plan would not guarantee peace in the long run.

But the case "is not just about money going missing," a foreign official here said.

"He got himself front and center before the country on a daily basis," said one foreign official.

"There is a change in his political understanding," said one foreign official who has watched him over the years.

"If this goes, the bill will be high," said one foreign official in the region.

This is the city that foreign officials and reporters are allowed to see.