41. High on the list for agreement by both sides are accords for goods such as fasteners, screws and bolts, as well as veterinary vaccines. 42. If the overall accord is successful, it will likely go down as the top accomplishment of both the Democratic president and the Republican-led Congress. 43. If the high-stakes accord is successful, it will likely go down as the top accomplishment of both the Democratic president and the Republican-led Congress. 44. In fact, the trade accord may be a bigger boon to companies from other countries as they invest in Vietnam. 45. In February, in a meeting with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Calderon said she was told that the accord was still valid under the Bush administration. 46. In general, the draft accord is weaker in its political, defense and economic parameters for Kosovo than the ethnic Albanians would like. 47. In the Knesset and the cabinet, it will be claimed, vociferously, that the Oslo accords were a mistake, a fata morgana. 48. In the end, only time will tell whether the trans-Atlantic accord will be as much as the politicians bill it to be. 49. In the meantime, no accord is in sight. 50. Israel had previously resisted freeing Islamic militants, and the agreement ruled out the release of prisoners who had committed offenses after the Oslo accords had been signed. |