In a brief statement that came with the announcement Ms. Baker gave no reason.
Returning to Gaza, Mr. Arafat gave a brief statement that reserved judgment on the agreement.
The ministry announced the decision in a brief statement that did not elaborate on the terms attached to the merger.
Now 87, Mr. Kissinger confined himself this week to a brief statement that said his taped comments "must be viewed in the context of the time".
The board also issued a brief statement that said: "Mr. Goldin wishes the students, faculty and staff of Boston University every success.
After intense negotiations, Mr. Karadzic agreed to step down on July 18 , 1996 and signed a brief statement that made no mention of immunity.
Police said in a brief statement that: "The visitors, who were already in the stadium at that time, were asked to leave the stadium without panicking".
Microsoft responded to the proposed remedies in a brief statement that called them "extreme and not commensurate with what is left of the case".
The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said Mr. Abbas's speech was "deceitful," issuing a brief statement that did not address the Palestinian leader's main announcement.
"The bottom line is that we haven't heard anything beyond a brief statement that doesn't clarify anything," Karen B. Stewart, the U.S. ambassador to Laos, said in an interview.
"We sincerely thank these individuals for their service to the museum, particularly Dan, who made some significant contributions," said Smith in a brief statement that was issued to The Times on Tuesday.
