11.   He said the move was part of an ongoing effort to modernize the Russian military arsenal in Armenia.

12.   Moscow has insisted that its military buildup in Armenia was part of an effort to modernize Russian military arsenals and not aimed against Azerbaijan.

13.   One aims to reduce U.S. and Russian arsenals of plutonium and the other to share information on missile launch tests.

14.   Putin responded with an announcement he would slash the current Russian arsenal to one-third or less.

15.   Russian President Boris Yeltsin pledged Sunday to push his parliament to ratify the START II pact that would cut U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals, his spokesman said.

16.   U.S. lawmakers also complained that the treaty does not provide verification measures essential for tracking Russian arsenals.

17.   Upgrading the Russian nuclear arsenal is just one of several options, Putin said.

18.   Yeltsin also pledged to push his parliament to ratify the START II pact that would cut U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals, his spokesman said.

19.   Clinton also was to appeal for rapid ratification of the START II treatey on reducing US and Russian strategic arsenals.

20.   Ivanov emphasized the importance that Russia attaches to reductions in US and Russian nuclear arsenals.