21.   Albright said the Russian minister had told her he expects the Russian parliament to ratify START II by the end of December.

22.   Albright said the Russian minister told her he expects the Russian parliament to ratify START II by the end of this month.

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

24.   Any agreement would have to be ratified by parliament.

25.   Any agreement Hungary signs with Slovakia must still be ratified by parliament.

26.   Any IMF agreement would have to be ratified by parliament.

27.   But he also pointed out that the Yugoslav parliament never ratified the Dayton agreement.

28.   But hours later, parliament ratified a friendship treaty with Hungary.

29.   Clinton had previously said he would not take part in such a summit before the Russian parliament ratifies START II.

30.   Clinton said he was confident the Russian parliament would ratify the START II nuclear disarmament treaty.