111.   The countries seeking membership must follow the requirements laid out in the white paper prepared by the European Commission.

112.   The Czech Republic, together with Poland and Hungary, seeks NATO membership and was invited to join the alliance before the end of the decade.

113.   The Cook Islands will soon seek membership in the United Nations.

114.   The Czech Republic, along with other East European countries, is seeking membership in NATO, fearing a security vacuum in the region.

115.   The donations come as Latvia, a former Soviet republic, is seeking membership in NATO, much to the consternation of its former military leaders in Russia.

116.   The EU official said the Union is confident that Eastern European nations that are seeking EU membership will comply with the ban.

117.   The Faeroe Islands, a semiautonomous territory of Denmark, are seeking membership in the International Olympic Committee.

118.   The governing Social Democrats voted at a party congress Wednesday to approve Finland seeking membership in the first round of the European economic and monetary union.

119.   The government made this decision in favor of South Korea which is also seeking membership, said Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar.

120.   The meeting was arranged for NATO members and countries seeking NATO membership.