51. Yeltsin, as the only democratically-elected Russian leader since the fall of the Soviet Union, has been able to push through his policies without major protest. 52. Yonhap quoted some experts as saying economic ties between the two nations would expand if China kept its current reform and open-door policy without going through chaos. 53. Schaeuble added that he could not conceive of a common European security policy without a nuclear component. 54. The accord marks the first time since World War II that two rival parties have worked together on such a broad raft of common policies without duress. |