61.   Roth stressed that former Soviet bloc countries seeking NATO membership must take steps to resolve border disputes.

62.   Repeatedly, Yeltsin and his foreign minister, Yevgeni Primakov, have said they are opposed to former Eastern bloc countries joining NATO.

63.   Some officials said the European Union action threatened to create a two-tiered group of haves and have-nots among the former Communist bloc.

64.   Someday, perhaps, Spain, Chile, South Africa, Australia and some of the countries of the former Eastern bloc, especially Hungary, will merit space.

65.   Some museums in former Soviet bloc countries, strapped for hard currency, have been demanding high fees for art loans.

66.   Stronger protective measures are also required at all military and civilian nuclear sites in the former Soviet bloc.

67.   Talks with Chirac were to focus on plans by NATO to admit former Soviet bloc countries, officials said.

68.   The abuses of former Soviet bloc countries were notorious.

69.   The buyer is also probably counting higher profits from the former East bloc, said Coats.

70.   The challenges are particularly acute in economies making the transition to capitalism, such as those of the former Soviet bloc.