71.   Zedillo is hoping for warm praise during the trip as a leader who is strengthening democracy in the North American country and stopped a financial freefall.

72.   Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto praised the Russian election as strengthening democracy in a message of congratulations to President Boris Yeltsin on Friday, the foreign ministry said.

73.   Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, in a message of congratulations to Yeltsin, praised the Russian election as strengthening democracy.

74.   Laid out in a long and wordy document, the plan aims create a more vibrant Commonwealth by intensifying efforts to strengthen democracy within member states.

75.   Opening a two-day ministerial meeting of the Group of Rio, the officials also called for increased efforts to eradicate poverty and strengthen democracy in Latin America.

76.   President Shahabuddin Ahmed opened the sesion with a call to strengthen democracy.

77.   She said the aid money would be used to strengthen democracy in South Africa.

78.   The future of aid to Malawi, Heliner said, will depend on steps being taken to strengthen democracy and respect for human rights.