41. The long-term goal is a new bilateral accord that opens more routes into and through both countries to more airlines. 42. The new accord allows for more social spending, and permits Indonesia to run a significant budget deficit, something the earlier agreements prohibited. 43. The new accord enables airlines to operate freely to and from any points between the two countries. 44. The new accord does not require the destruction of a single missile launcher or warhead. 45. The new accord lets Israel, for example, participate in a multibillion-dollar research and development program the EU sponsors. 46. The new accord still awaits a ratification vote by the players and the owners. 47. The new accord was widely hailed by Western leaders. 48. The new accord will be legally binding, as the Russians have insisted. 49. The new accord, signed Wednesday by Attorney General Janet Reno and Canadian Justice Minister Allan Rock sweeps away the Canadian obstacles. 50. The new accord specifies the amounts of foreign parts that products can contain and still be tariff-free. |