21.   All the nuclear powers support the treaty in principle, and ASEAN will continue consultations with the nuclear powers to try to accomodate their reservations, ASEAN officials said.

22.   Although every major political party here supported the treaty, negotiated last December in the southern French city of Nice, their campaign was lackluster.

23.   Australia had feared the United States would support a treaty that still allowed testing of small to medium-sized devices.

24.   But all the nuclear powers support the treaty in principle, and ASEAN will continue consultations with them to try to accomodate their reservations, ASEAN officials said.

25.   Bush has said he does not support the treaty and will not ask the Senate to approve it, but will not violate it.

26.   But military and foreign policy leaders have said they support the treaty, in part because Russia cannot afford to maintain a large nuclear arsenal.

27.   China has long supported the treaty, as long as it is allowed to conduct peaceful explosions.

28.   Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov and most other faction leaders supported the treaty during the debate.

29.   Egypt has lobbied other Arab countries to join ranks and refuse to support the treaty when it comes up for renewal in April.

30.   He noted that U.S. allies support the treaty.