31.   But people are sharply divided between Ukrainian nationalists and those with close cultural ties to Russia.

32.   Castro alluded to that struggle as he recalled the strong cultural ties that historically wed Cuba and the Dominican Republic.

33.   Crown Prince Hassan, who was in Brussels for the signing, stressed the importance of closer cultural ties between the two regions.

34.   Crown Prince Hassan, who was in Brussels for the signing of the accord, stressed the importance of closer cultural ties between the two regions.

35.   During a trip scheduled to begin Tuesday, Attaf will meet with Foreign Minister Yoo Chong-ha and sign treaties to increase economic, technology and cultural ties.

36.   During the communist era, what was then Czechoslovakia had close trade and cultural ties with the two countries, the Security Information Service said in a report.

37.   France ruled Lebanon between the two world wars and maintains strong cultural ties with this eastern Mediterranean country.

38.   However, it is doubtful that the furor will have a fundamental impact on extensive trade and cultural ties.

39.   India and Pakistan entered the last day of a contentious round of peace talks Friday, discussing how to use cultural ties to bring the two nations closer.

40.   Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri arrived in India on Monday to discuss trade and investment between the two Asian nations which share centuries of cultural ties.