91.   Also during their talks Thursday, Yeltsin and Kuchma signed documents finally ratifying a friendship treaty that was recently approved by the Russian parliament after a long delay.

92.   Also on Thursday, Albanian President Rexhep Meidani met with a delegation of the Russian parliament, the Duma.

93.   Although the Russian parliament has not ratified the treaty, both governments have been abiding by its terms, reducing their arsenals ahead of schedule.

94.   Also aboard were a number of Russian journalists, local officials and members of the Russian parliament.

95.   Among those detained was Nadirshakh Khachilayev, a former member of the Russian parliament, Interfax said.

96.   Also, the Russian parliament has failed to ratify a friendship treaty that was signed last year.

97.   Among the perks of office enjoyed by members of the Russian parliament is immunity from prosecution.

98.   An aide to a Russian parliament member was found killed in western Moscow on Thursday in an apparent contract murder, officials said.

99.   And yet, Berger acknowledged, Yeltsin and Chernomyrdin were trying to build a consensus with the Russian parliament, which is dominated by communists and nationalists.

100.   As for START III, the main obstacle is the Russian parliament.