101.   This five-yearly meeting is expected to formally adopt the leadership changes and policy decided upon in the seaside villas of Beidaihe.

102.   It will decide upon on-site inspections, a sensitive issue for states which want to protect their national security interests without violating the treaty.

103.   Other than agreeing a legally binding treaty, Washington had made no concessions, and has not pledged to go any further than unilateral cuts already decided upon.

104.   Policy decisions forged through NSC meetings are supposed to carry more weight than those decided upon at regular cabinet meetings.

105.   Putin and Bush are scheduled to meet in May in Moscow and an agreement on the cuts could be decided upon during that summit, a source said.

106.   Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to meet with Bush in May in Moscow and the protocol could be decided upon during that summit, the source said.

107.   South Africa would only decide upon the issue after consulting with central African governments, he added.

108.   The delay was decided upon in order to await the conclusions of an international inquiry commission on the cause of the accident, Transport Minister Ines Uusmann said.