51.   Western countries say international institutions cannot lend Montenegro money, because it is legally still part of Yugoslavia.

52.   Western countries have said the issue of reparations is too complex and controversial to be put on the agenda.

53.   With the fastest-growing economies in the world, Asian countries say they have no need of new reporting requirements.

54.   Zhu focused instead on economic and security issues whose resolution both countries say could bring them closer together.

55.   Others say they need more time to discuss the proposal, which Asian countries say may hurt small industries.

56.   Other countries said they hoped to leave the protocol untouched in hopes that one day the United States would have a change of heart and agree to rejoin talks.

57.   Other countries said they would make their donations over the coming months.

58.   Other countries say American businesses have been linked to some of the biggest scandals.

59.   Other countries say the treaty should ban all nuclear explosions because any such test could have a military use.

60.   Other countries say they will not be pressured by the United States, which claims Boutros-Ghali was sluggish on pursuing reform.