61.   Kavan said his country is one of the most advanced in the membership negotiations, having completed most of the negotiation chapters.

62.   NATO will decide at a July summit in Madrid which former Soviet bloc nations to invite, in order to start membership negotiations.

63.   NATO sources indicated that the dialogue with potential members which will take place after next December will not constitute membership negotiations.

64.   Poland urged its minority citizens Wednesday to fully participate in an upcoming census that will be submitted to the European Union ahead of membership negotiations.

65.   Paris, London and Bonn favour representation for Turkish Cypriots in EU membership negotiations, which is rejected by Athens and Nicosia.

66.   Switzerland is not an EU member and Swiss voters last year rejected moves to start membership negotiations.

67.   The country began EU membership negotiations last year.

68.   The European Union has promised to open membership negotiations with these two countries within six months of the IGC being concluded.

69.   The Greek-Cypriot government of Cyprus, along with its main backer, Athens, have rejected Turkish Cypriot participation as pre-requisite for the start of membership negotiations.