31.   Yet most foreign policy specialists said they did not expect to see any long-term division in the Atlantic alliance.

32.   Atlantic alliance expanding its horizons.

33.   Chirac has said publicly that he supports the early entry of Poland and Hungary, former Warsaw Pact states, into the Atlantic alliance.

34.   Claes elaborated on his vision of the Atlantic alliance at an international political conference held annually in the Adriatic resort town of Rimini.

35.   Clinton also expects to speak about NATO at a time when Paris is deepening its ties with the Atlantic alliance as a leading participant in the Bosnian peacekeeping mission.

36.   Czech Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus meets with President Clinton in Washington later Thurday to discuss expansion of the Atlantic alliance.

37.   For some, he said, it clearly is a path toward full membership in the Atlantic alliance.

38.   Herzog also challenged the perception that with the Cold War ending, Germany is turning its back on the Atlantic alliance to look east.

39.   In addition to the three Baltic states, Slovakia and Slovenia in central Europe also seek to joint the Atlantic alliance.

40.   Ivanov left open the possibility Russia would join in NATO-led overflights to verify Serb compliance, once the Atlantic alliance and Yugoslavia agree on the plan.