1.   The new republic was recognized by Serbia on the following day.

2.   Chechen president says Russia about to recognize rebel republic.

3.   Greece refuses to recognize the republic by that name, saying it belongs to its own northern province.

4.   The breakaway republic is only recognized by Turkey.

5.   The breakaway Turkish republic is only recognized by Turkey.

6.   The self-declared Turkish Cypriot republic is recognized only by Ankara.

7.   Their self-declared republic is recognized only by Turkey.

8.   They insist that the breakaway Turkish republic should be recognized.

9.   Under the plan, the sanctions would be lifted if Milosevic recognized the former Yugoslav republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and Macedonia.

10.   Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash said Thursday that he will ignore a U.N. initiative to restart peace talks if his breakaway republic is not internationally recognized.