81.   European countries joined the United States in voting against the resolution, while African and Latin American nations were split.

82.   Forty-six countries joined Tuesday in demanding that India and Pakistan immediately cease testing nuclear arms and join in the global move to eliminate the weapons.

83.   Fourteen European countries have joined in a multibillion-dollar effort to save the Baltic Sea from continued pollution and environmental decline.

84.   Foreign donors have restored aid and the country has joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

85.   Forty-six countries joined Tuesday in demanding that rival neighbors India and Pakistan immediately cease testing nuclear arms and join in the global move to eliminate the weapons.

86.   Hashimoto has said his country would join scores of others in signing a treaty next week to ban anti-personnel land mines.

87.   He also said that European countries could join a Russia-led project to invent a reactor that would virtually eliminate the possibility of nuclear catastrophe.

88.   He did not specify which countries should join the council, or whether they should be permanent members.

89.   He hopes that his country will soon join the ranks of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland who are among candidates to join the Eurpean Union and NATO.

90.   He said the current Security Council setup is outdated, and a restructuring would allow more countries to join the decision-making process.