1.   But the E.U. could not be expected to admit a country that had unresolved border disputes with a member state.

2.   Foreign advertising executives said they expect China to relax or eliminate that requirement if the country is admitted to the World Trade Organization.

3.   However, it seems clear that no enlargement of NATO, or even firm decision on what countries should be admitted, will occur during the current Clinton Administration.

4.   Moscow is opposed to such a move and NATO is scheduled to announce which countries will be admitted in the first wave at a summit in July.

5.   President Chavez has asked that his country be admitted as an observer to Mercosul.

6.   The first political hurdle the NATO allies must face is hammering out differences over which countries to admit.

7.   This has to be decided before any more new countries can be admitted.

8.   Today, the European Union will admit no country with a death penalty.

9.   Opinion within the group has been divided, though a decision to admit the country must be by consensus.

10.   A British source said the debate at NATO headquarters in Brussels has been whether three new countries should be admitted in the first wave or five.