51.   Russia has signed the treaty but its parliament has not ratified it, citing lack of money to destroy its arsenals.

52.   Russia has signed the treaty but its parliament has not ratified it.

53.   Russian has four military bases in Georgia in addition to its peacekeeping force, although the Georgian parliament has never ratified the agreement allowing the military bases.

54.   Senior Russian lawmakers voiced hopes Thursday that parliament would soon ratify the START II arms reduction treaty with the United States.

55.   Slovenia, wedged between Italy, Austria and Hungary, is experiencing difficulties even getting its parliament to ratify an association agreement with the European Union.

56.   The agreement is expected to be ratified by parliament within the next month.

57.   The appointment has to be ratified by parliament.

58.   The Azerbaijan parliament on Friday ratified a package of agreements on construction of an oil pipeline from the petroleum-rich Caspian Sea state to Turkey.

59.   The budget still has to be ratified by parliament.

60.   The agreement leaves the Faeroese and British fishing zones almost unchanged, and would take effect this summer after the three parliaments have ratified it.