21.  The Vatican and many Western groups have complained.

22.  The Western group of nations refused to blame the United States in a final report on the talks.

23.  The Western group then held their own session that lasted into the evening.

24.  The Western group was long rumored to be corrupt.

25.  The Western group also has been urging the agency to spend the money on improving respect for the international patent system in developing countries.

26.  The Western group of Britain, France, Germany, Russia and the United States then held their own session.

27.  Western groups repeatedly have called on Turkey to ensure that Ocalan receives a fair trial and the resignation and detention were only likely to highlight those concerns.

28.  Australia, Portugal and Sweden were vying for two seats attributed to the western group of states on the council.

29.  The western group is made up of Britain, France, Germany, Russia and the United States.

30.  Turkey had been complaining that several western groups, disguised as relief agencies, had been helping separatist Turkish Kurds who also have bases in northern Iraq.