31.   German officials said Friday Bonn would only release its ACP contribution if member states pledged to recalculate EU spending in favor of its eastern neighbors.

32.   Greece would certainly welcome its eastern neighbor to the European family of nations.

33.   Germany also will continue to improve ties with its eastern neighbors, including Poland and the Czech Republic, he said.

34.   He urged West-leaning Poland, however, not to create any new barriers against its eastern neighbors when it joins the European Union.

35.   He warned that if western Europe failed to help its eastern neighbors overcome poverty, poverty would become a western problem.

36.   In return, the kingdom receives all its requirements of oil from its eastern neighbor.

37.   Iran and its eastern neighbor, Pakistan, are to launch a three-year campaign against drug-smuggling across their common border, Tehran Radio reported Tuesday.

38.   Iran blames its drug problem on its eastern neighbors, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

39.   It fears fresh upheaval in its eastern neighbor could send more refugees streaming towards its borders.

40.   Jordan, a small pro-Western kingdom, has over the past year been trying to distance itself from Iraq, its one-time ally and eastern neighbor.