81.   Delegation leaders Russian first vice-prime minister Oleg Soskovets and Marchuk initialled the agreement on a friendship treaty.

82.   During the visit the two countries are due to sign a friendship treaty and a series of economic, cultural and defence cooperation agreements.

83.   Despite months of negotiations, Russia and Ukraine, the two biggest ex-Soviet republics, have yet to finish up a cooperation and friendship treaty.

84.   Despite months of negotiations, Russia and Ukraine, the two biggest ex-Soviet republics, have yet to sign a cooperation and friendship treaty.

85.   The Russian parliament on Wednesday ratified a friendship treaty between Russia and China signed in July in Moscow by Chinese President Jiang Zemin and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

86.   The prime ministers of Romania and Hungary, Nicolae Vacaroiu and Gyula Horn, signed a controversial friendship treaty Monday aimed at ending decades of bilateral tension.

87.   The property dispute has obstructed moves to press ahead with the friendship treaty, which Russia and Romania began to negotiate eight years ago.

88.   The signing of a friendship treaty has been repeatedly delayed.

89.   The two countries signed a friendship treaty in Paris last March.

90.   The two kodhs signed a friendship treaty, as well as an agreement to extradite criminals and a document regulating tax issues between the two countries.