Several times, the Austrians refused Russian requests to extend the deadline, despite warnings that an Austro-Serbian war could easily cause a world war.

Egypt has invited Bosnia, Britain, France, Germany and Russia to the conference, but a Russian request for observer status was turned down.

Even if the new states want multilateral peacekeepers, the West has refused to provide them, despite American efforts and repeated Russian requests.

He was thus receptive to Russian requests to act as an intermediary and sought ways to pressure the Qajars into accepting a settlement.

The Swiss Justice Ministry said the Russian request was based on a Russian arrest warrant of May 14.

Then on June 16, GATT is expected to designate a working group to deal with the Russian request for admission.

It was not immediately clear how Mr. Aghazadeh responded to the Russian request for more openness.

Recent events in Chechnya add a strong political argument against meeting any new Russian request for food aid.

The secret Reinsurance Treaty with Russia was allowed to expire in 1890, despite Russian requests to renew it.

That vote was put off until Monday to accommodate a Russian request.