11.   Tang also warned the new Bush administration not to sell advanced weapons systems to Taiwan, and said China would sign a friendship treaty with Moscow.

12.   Putin expressed confidence that the friendship treaty would assist in the resolution of the conflict and called for continued negotiations.

13.   -- Russia has recently notified North Korea that it will repeal a friendship treaty it signed with the communist country, Yonhap News Agency reported from Moscow.

14.   A joint communique only said both countries agreed to quicken the implementation of the friendship treaty.

15.   Also during their talks Thursday, Yeltsin and Kuchma signed documents finally ratifying a friendship treaty that was recently approved by the Russian parliament after a long delay.

16.   Also, the Russian parliament has failed to ratify a friendship treaty that was signed last year.

17.   Burma recently signed a friendship treaty as a first step toward joining the seven-nation ASEAN.

18.   But he has refused to sign the friendship treaty with Ukraine until the issue is resolved.

19.   But hours later, parliament ratified a friendship treaty with Hungary.

20.   But the signing of a friendship treaty this year, and an opposition victory in November parliamentary and presidential elections have improved bilateral relationships.