21.   Brittan also complained about the pace of negotiations to admit new members such as China to the WTO.

22.   Chirac stressed however, that before admitting new members, the union should first consolidate its monetary and foreign policies to become stronger.

23.   EU countries are engaged in tough negotiations over how to spend their common pool of funds in coming years when the bloc admits new members from eastern Europe.

24.   EU officials have avoided giving a date for admitting new members.

25.   Even admitting new members has caused stalemate.

26.   He stressed however, that before admitting new members, the union should first consolidate its monetary and foreign policies.

27.   However, admitting members of the former Warsaw Pact into NATO raises the question of whether their treaty ceilings for conventional weapons go with them.

28.   Late Thursday, members of the verification force moved an iron barricade in front of their headquarters building and were only admitting members of the mission.

29.   Losyukov said Australia had told Russia that APEC must consolidate itself before new members can be admitted.

30.   MALAYSIA has called on the Conference on Disarmament to decide soon on the expansion of its membership and admit new members, including itself.