11.   The way things are going in Moscow, Russia cannot be expected to initiate a proposed treaty with NATO that both sides could accept.

12.   Yokich said he wants more scientific evidence before deciding whether to support a proposed international treaty limiting hydrocarbon emissions, an effort to stop global warming.

13.   A day after the United States refused to sign a proposed treaty on banning land mines, several other countries at the treaty talks Thursday expressed opposition or reservations.

14.   A member of the U.S. delegation would say only that the United States continues to have discussions with other countries on the proposed treaty.

15.   A third proposed treaty that would have extended copyright protection to databases on the Internet was set aside after many countries said they were not ready to address it.

16.   But leaders have agreed that a proposed treaty for a South Asia Free Trade Area, or SAFTA, will be ready by the end of this year.

17.   Christopher and Primakov were expected to discuss the proposed treaty with representatives from China and India on Wednesday.

18.   China has been negotiating for a loophole in the proposed treaty to allow non-military nuclear testing, but opponents say such a condition would render the treaty meaningless.

19.   Earlier this month, several opposition factions met in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad to examine the proposed treaty between Rabbani and Hekmatyar.

20.   He reasserted that a proposed treaty on global warming is fatally flawed.