51. Rafsanjani says the biggest regret of his two, four-year terms as president is the failure to improve ties with neighboring Persian Gulf countries. 52. Schuster called on Madl to reconsider a controversial Hungarian law that gives special privileges to ethnic Hungarians living in neighboring countries whenever they are in Hungary. 53. Saudi Arabia, which neighbors both countries, has been mediating between the two countries. 54. Since then, Liberian government and UNHCR officials have traveled to neighboring countries to try to persuade refugees it is safe to return home. 55. The government opposed the plan, saying it was a health risk and would turn Switzerland into a haven for drug tourists and traffickers and anger neighboring European countries. 56. The government said the legalization plan was a health risk and would turn Switzerland into a haven for drug tourists and traffickers and anger neighboring European countries. 57. The measures, which authorities began enforcing Wednesday, are bound to discourage a lucrative contraband trade in gasoline to neighboring countries where prices are considerably higher. 58. The refugees are overwhelming neighboring countries of Albania and Macedonia. 59. The officials also discussed sanctions that neighboring African countries imposed on Burundi after the coup, Sanga said. 60. The president, who was exiled in France, maintains close ties with neighboring francophone countries, including Burkina Faso. |