1.   Last year Eritrea introduced its own currency, leading to a punishing trade war.

2.   And Baghdad has criticized other Arab nations for not supporting its efforts to get the punishing trade sanctions lifted.

3.   Iraq will not resume cooperation with U.N. weapons inspectors unless the U.N. Security Council removes punishing trade sanctions, a senior Iraqi official said Monday.

4.   Iraq will not resume cooperation with U.N. weapons inspectors unless the Security Council removes punishing trade sanctions, a senior Iraqi official said Monday.

5.   Russia, the United States and three European countries are proposing to ease punishing trade sanctions if Milosevic agrees to recognize Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia.

6.   The five countries are proposing to ease punishing trade sanctions if Milosevic agrees to recognize Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia and two other former Yugoslav republics.

7.   The inspectors must certify that Iraq has eliminated its weapons of mass destruction before punishing trade sanctions can be lifted.

8.   The five countries propose easing punishing trade sanctions against Serbia if Milosevic agrees to recognize Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia and two other former Yugoslav republics.

9.   The punishing trade sanctions will not be lifted until the U.N. inspectors certify that Iraq has dismantled its weapons of mass destruction.

10.   The nations propose easing punishing trade sanctions against Serbia if Milosevic recognizes Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia and two other former Yugoslav republics.