91.   France and Portugal announced that they would impose sanctions on Friday.

92.   France had also been reluctant to impose further sanctions on Belgrade.

93.   Germany has also been in the forefront of those resisting U.S. pressure to join in its sanctions on Iran and Libya.

94.   Full compliance with those resolutions is needed before the U.N. will lift strict economic sanctions on Iraq.

95.   Governments in southern Africa still oppose imposing sanctions on Zimbabwe, an idea that is being considered by the European Union and the United States.

96.   He also said he sees the U.S. economic sanctions on Iran as a major barrier to normalizing relations.

97.   He intends to press the Security Council to put sanctions on countries or leaders involved in the illegal arms and diamond trade, as recommended by the panel.

98.   He also denounced the US role in keeping sanctions on Iraq.

99.   He also said that Tunisia and Morocco have often complained of the financial impact that the current sanctions on Libya have had on all North African economies.

100.   He recommended placing stiffer economic sanctions on Hussein until he complies with every last demand or loses power.