51. The new treaty also strengthens the requirement that host countries must give consent for the deployment of foreign forces on their territory. 52. The new treaty is supposed to settle lingering questions about the tax deductibility of bribes, but it may not. 53. The new treaty will certainly bring both new investment and intense competition to China and the outcome will vary from industry to industry. 54. The new treaty will open avenues to economic, environmental and cultural cooperation. 55. The ministers will check progress the WTO has made in negotiating new treaties to knock down barriers to commerce. 56. The plan stems from negotiated reductions in warheads and a new treaty that bans test explosions. 57. The relief stemmed from the hope that resumption of talks broken off in February will a lead to a new fishing treaty between the two countries. 58. The talks, being held in Geneva, are the first time that copyright experts have met to write new international treaties protecting intellectual property in the digital age. 59. The U.K. and Ireland will retain the right to police their own borders in the new treaty, diplomats said. 60. There are also longstanding border issues, and a new treaty settling some border differences is to be signed during the visit. |