21.   President George W. Bush wants the treaty scrapped or modified, but Russian officials want it intact, viewing is as an essential arms-control document.

22.   Russia remains firmly opposed to scrapping the treaty, which it considers a cornerstone of international security.

23.   Russia announced on Thursday it will scrap a treaty with North Korea binding Moscow to military intervention in case the hard-line Communist state comes under attack.

24.   Russia has recently announced that it will scrap a treaty with North Korea that calls for Russian aid in case of war.

25.   The Russians have known all along that Bush was going to scrap the treaty and go ahead with development of a national missile defense.

26.   He said the meeting was a routine one and dismissed reports that the crucial water treaty would be scrapped.

27.   Even if the treaty were scrapped it would take years for the flow of water into Pakistan to stop as India would have to build huge dams.

28.   It wants the water treaty scrapped and also wants a newly proposed regional grouping abandoned.

29.   The meeting was a routine one, the water resources ministry official said, dismissing reports that the crucial water treaty would be scrapped.