21.   The goal is a global pact that would phase out monopolies and restrictions on competition that have kept the cost of phone calls high and services poor.

22.   The leaders also discussed the Kyoto global warming pact, which Bush opposes but Putin backs.

23.   The original deadline for reaching a global pact on liberalizing telephone markets was set for Tuesday midnight.

24.   The original deadline for reaching a global pact on liberalizing telephone markets was set for Tuesday at midnight.

25.   The two leaders also discussed the Kyoto global warming pact, which Bush opposes.

26.   In Brussels, the European Union, which had pressed for a global pact, said it would study the accord.

27.   Anderson insisted that Canada still wants to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, despite the US decision to withdraw from the global pact.

28.   The United States is also pushing hard for a global pact on liberalising the telecoms and information technology sectors.