81. At that time, countries having ratified the treaty could impose an embargo on some US chemical products if the United States has not ratified the accord. 82. But he would be knocked out of the running should South Korea fail to ratify the accord. 83. But ratifying the accord was not plain sailing for other Asian countries. 84. But none of the members has yet ratified the accord. 85. But the Russian parliament has never ratified the accord and no troops have been pulled out. 86. Canadian Fisheries Minister Brian Tobin also expressed satisfaction with the results of the conference and said his country would be among the first to ratify the accord. 87. Congress is to convene in special session after the mid-term elections next month after failing to ratify the accord earlier this month. 88. Congress failed to ratify the accord before the elections, and is due to hold special sessions to vote on it in late November and early December. 89. Drnovsek said that the parliament would ratify the accord next month and would take the required constitutional changes after that, it said. 90. European Commission president Jacques Santer urged Slovenia Friday to ratify the accord on EU associate membership as soon as possible or risk missing the first wave of expansion. |