21.   On a positive note, the Chemical Weapons Convention entered into force and India and seven other countries have declared chemical weapons arsenals, Chipman said.

22.   Spokeswoman Sushma Swaraj called on other countries to declare Pakistan a terrorist state.

23.   The nations are now waging a low-level border battle that worries the international community after the two countries declared themselves nuclear powers last year.

24.   The nuclear program is hugely popular in Pakistan, and many Pakistanis believe the country should openly declare itself a nuclear power.

25.   The two countries declared themselves nuclear powers last May when they conducted underground nuclear tests.

26.   The two countries declared themselves nuclear powers setting off world fears of a nuclear arms race on the volatile subcontinent.

27.   This visit is the first high-level meeting since the two countries declared themselves nuclear powers last May.

28.   Two days later, the country declared war on Germany.

29.   A long-delayed visit by Russian President Boris Yeltsin to Ukraine was set for April on Thursday after both countries declared relations were on the mend.

30.   Both countries declared themselves in favour of a meeting of Balkan foreign ministers, the statement said.