71.   The president said he was confident the Russian parliament would ratify the START II nuclear disarmament treaty.

72.   The Russian parliament never ratified the agreement, but the United States considers it legal and detains Russian vessels that venture to fish in what agreement designates U.S. waters.

73.   The prime minister also said he was confident parliament would ratify the agreement, but appeared less certain about the backing of his Cabinet ministers.

74.   The Russian parliament ratified a European convention Friday to protect the rights of ethnic minorities.

75.   Whatever agreement Hungary signs with Slovakia in the matter has to be ratified by parliament.

76.   Whatever agreement Hungary signs with Slovakia in the matter must be ratified by parliament.

77.   When the Russian parliament ratified the START II arms control treaty, it made it conditional on the preservation of the ABM treaty.

78.   Whoever Kucan taps as premier will have to be ratified by parliament.

79.   Greek government spokesman Evangelos Venizelos said the agreement must still be ratified by parliament but he called it satisfactory.

80.   Hundreds of extreme leftists and extreme rightists demonstrated here Saturday against an Indo-Nepalese river development treaty that was ratified by parliament a day earlier.