31.   Washington wants the Russians to participate in an international system of controlling the export of arms.

32.   It is the successor body to COCOM, a committee of western countries which controlled the export of sensitive technology to communist states during the Cold War.

33.   Last month, the United States adopted strict new measures to control the export of chemicals to Colombia which could be used to manufacture cocaine.

34.   The chemicals are on a list of items whose export is controlled by the trade ministry.