51.   Though Bush sidestepped the question, his aides suggested that European leaders are hypocritical in their criticism because their countries have not ratified the Kyoto treaty.

52.   U.N. spokesman Fred Eckhard said so far, no country has ratified the treaty.

53.   Whitman noted that no other industrial country has ratified the agreement.

54.   With America out, just about every other industrialized country must ratify.

55.   With the United States out, just about every other industrialized country must ratify.

56.   He said the act even interferes with international covenants and instruments that the country had ratified.

57.   Annan called on countries to ratify UN conventions, notably the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, which the administration of US President George W. Bush has rejected.

58.   Delegates said so far only four countries have ratified the convention.

59.   The other three countries must still ratify membership in referendums during October and November, and the result is far from a foregone conclusion.

60.   The three Nordic countries must still ratify their EU membership in referendums in October and November.