111.   Key concessions by both sides earlier this week have led to speculation that a peace pact could be imminent.

112.   Like the Fox agreement, the CBS pact was virtually devoid of numbers that might provide measurements of success.

113.   Opponents assert the pact would be difficult to enforce and might burden companies that produce chemicals for legitimate purposes.

114.   Opposition leader Naoto Kan, head of the Democratic Party of Japan, responded with a warning the entire pact was in danger of falling apart.

115.   Once START II is ratified, officials hope the chemical pact will be next in line for Senate action.

116.   One pact was to encourage mutual investments, and the other to prohibit double taxation.

117.   President Biljana Plavsic urged its rejection, saying the pact was against the Serb constitution and the Dayton peace agreement for Bosnia.

118.   Roth pressed Gallucci to say the pact would be worthless if North Korea turns down the reactor.

119.   Since much of the diplomacy was done under START I and II, a new pact would simply be a matter of political will, he said.

120.   Such a pact is highly unusual for ASEAN, which has preferred the path of consultation and consensus instead of confrontation to solve its problems.