71.   The government of Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov, who took office in September, has made a major effort to get the treaty approved.

72.   The hearings, which would precede a ratification debate, would involve Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov and other top officials discussing why the treaty should be approved.

73.   The long delay in approving the treaty on Church-state relations in overwhelmingly Catholic Poland has been a sore point with the Vatican.

74.   The long delay in approving the treaty in an overwhelmingly Catholic Poland has been a sore point in relations with the Vatican.

75.   The Philippines is the only member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations that has not yet approved the treaty.

76.   The revised treaty eventually was approved.

77.   The U.S. Senate, which must approve the treaty, has called on President Clinton not to sign the agreement unless pollution restrictions are extended to developing countries.

78.   The treaty then was approved.

79.   They approved the treaty in a later referendum, but only after Denmark won several opt-out clauses.

80.   They approved the treaty in a letr referendum, but only after Denmark won several opt-out clauses.