1. American officials said President Clinton told Sharif on Monday that there could be no general waiver of sanctions until Pakistan made a formal decision not to test nuclear weapons. 2. But marijuana had just been added to the banned list and was not subject to sanctions until after the Olympics. 3. The parliament did not act, according to an Iraqi diplomat here, because the Security Council will not meet again to discuss the sanctions until mid-November. 4. The Security Council last week reapproved the sanctions until mid-September. 5. The United States has asked the U.N. not to even consider lifting the sanctions until Iraq complies with the inspections, prompting Hussein to threaten new, unspecified retaliation. 6. The United Nations said it would not consider any action on lifting sanctions until the inspections resumed. 7. They would have to decide whether to accept the results or retract recognition of the Fujimori government and levy sanctions until new elections are called. 8. After a U.S.-led coalition drove Iraqi forces from Kuwait, the council decided to maintain sanctions until U.N. weapons inspectors certify Iraq is free of proscribed weaponry. 9. After a U.S.-led coalition drove the Iraqis from Kuwait, the council decided to maintain those sanctions until the banned weapons were destroyed. 10. At U.S. urging, the United Nations earlier this month renewed the sanctions until May. |