1.   Several countries are bidding for the seat and have offered accommodations, but the final decision is still pending.

2.   More Asian countries should bid to host the Commonwealth Games, the head of the Commonwealth Games Federation said Friday.

3.   Sattar said the issue needs in-depth discussions since at least five African, four Latin American and quite a few Asian countries are bidding for permanent Security Council seats.

4.   South Korea and Japan, the only countries bidding, have been waging a fierce battle to become the first country in Asia to host the finals.

5.   The report also called on the IOC to require that any country bidding for the games sign the international treaty against bribery.

6.   The three countries also bid for the European Union membership, along with Turkey.

7.   Further reforms are also necessary as the country bids to join the World Trade Organisation.

8.   But Havelange stressed that under FIFA rules any country could bid to stage the World Cup.

9.   But the debate is sure to be long and arduous because so many countries have bid for membership using varying criteria.