International Trade Coinmission. in regard to the specific problems that currently exist both in our Government and in the former Soviet Union Republics relative to these trade agreements being finalized. Along with that I would ask that we list in the RECORD the specific things that we need to do in our legislature and within the halls of our executive branch to loosen up the requirements to allow American companies to go into these joint ventures. Some of them are very simple things like granting expedited visas and helping in some of the protocol measures that have to take place with the State Department and Commerce. But GREG and I are also committed to making sure that we have the same legislative effort taking place within each of the former republics of the Soviet Union so that he and I can meet face to face as we have with members of the Congress of Peoples Deputies. the Supreme Soviet in Russia. the parliamentary officials in Azerbaijan. Armenia.