The United States still maintains economic sanctions against the country.

That is no way to encourage Iraqi cooperation on arms control, or to encourage allies to maintain sanctions.

He is expected to meet resistance to his call for maintaining or increasing sanctions against South Africa.

International solidarity in maintaining sanctions is now bringing about Iraq's limited and belated steps toward compliance.

The League says it will maintain sanctions imposed on Syria.

The US maintains economic sanctions and travel bans against members of the former junta.

The common front has maintained tough sanctions on Iraq's oil sales, other aspects of its economy and such things as travel to the country.

The United States maintains economic sanctions against Sudan and has not had an ambassador here since 1997.

In the case of Cuba, the US continues to maintain economic sanctions against the country.

"Their only hope is that the international community will not have the stomach to maintain sanctions much longer," said one senior diplomat here.