21.   While other socialist countries have been suffering from aid deprivation, Laos continues to enjoy assistance from both the West and the East.

22.   He wanted to build a rich socialist country.

23.   Coca Cola Co. was among the first US firms to open business in China and Russia when the socialist countries opened their markets to foreigners.

24.   The story is much the same in the former socialist countries.

25.   Tsekhanov said that former socialist countries and the Baltic states were assisting foreign intelligence services in gathering information on the Russian economy.

26.   Most of the illegal immigrants originally went to work in East Germany under government agreements that provided socialist countries with cheap labour.

27.   Rautaruukki said it maintained its position in its main geographical markets, with sales increasing in formerly socialist countries of the Baltic Sea rim.

28.   Syria shipped food assistance last year to the hungry socialist country.