11.   Bush and Gorbachev issued a joint statement demanding that Iraq pull out of Kuwait forthwith, and calling on the world community to adhere to UN sanctions against Iraq.

12.   The US Congress was empowered to stop military aid to countries which flout international sanctions against arms sales to South Africa.

13.   Signs that Jordan was adhering to international sanctions against Iraq emerged in October.

14.   A joint statement issued at the end of the talks also called on the international community to adhere to sanctions against Iraq for its invasion of Kuwait.

15.   It rejected the calls of some senior ANC leaders for a relaxation of economic sanctions against South Africa.

16.   The imposition of international sanctions against Iraq, its largest trading partner, forced Jordan to halt vital exports.

17.   Meanwhile, the UN Security Council passed a series of resolutions, including the imposition of mandatory sanctions against Iraq.

18.   The Turkish government continued to maintain that any re-opening could only follow the lifting of sanctions against Iraq by the UN Security Council.

19.   The USA had already imposed a series of trade sanctions against the government.

20.   He was also said to have pledged support for South Korea if it proved necessary to apply for UN sanctions against the North over the issue of nuclear inspections.