21.   Three months ago, Athens imposed a trade embargo on Macedonia, a northern neighbour whom it accuses of harbouring expansionist ambitions.

22.   Kuwait has repeatedly said its northern neighbour Iraq must comply with UN Security Council resolutions and allow the return to Baghdad of weapons inspectors or face serious consequences.

23.   Like its northern neighbour Rwanda, Tutsis are in the minority in Burundi.

24.   Macedonia is embroiled in a longstanding dispute with Greece which has imposed an economic embargo on its northern neighbour to make it change its name, emblem and constitution.

25.   Many Kuwaitis said they still live in fear of a predatory northern neighbour whose regime they would like to see brought down once and for all.

26.   Memories of the occupation are still vivid in Kuwait, and the government rarely loses an opportunity to highlight threats from its northern neighbour.

27.   Myanmar has for years depended on its northern neighbour China as a source of financial and military support.

28.   The diplomat did not specify where the group might be sent to, but South Korea is the usual destination for refugees from its northern neighbour.

29.   The clashes come against a background of rising ethnic unrest in Burundi which, like its northern neighbour Rwanda, is divided into Hutu and Tutsi communities.

30.   The government also voiced hope that peace deals would be struck between Israel and its northern neighbours Syria and Lebanon.