81.   Lukashenko announced on television Saturday morning that since parliament failed to ratify the agreement, the referendum would now be binding, Russian news agencies reported.

82.   Meanwhile, there is a moratorium until Tuesday on all player signings and trades until the collective bargaining agreement is ratified.

83.   Most of the participating nations were expected to sign the pact, but countries will have to ratify the agreement.

84.   Nazarbayev ratified the agreement using the special powers he acquired after dissolving the Kazakh parliament last month, the ITAR-Tass news agency said.

85.   Most of the participating nations were expected to sign the pact, but countries will have to ratify the agreement before it comes into force.

86.   No industrial country has yet ratified the agreement and none, except possibly Britain, is at this time on target to meet its reductions requirements.

87.   Netanyahu has said the Israeli Cabinet has to ratify the agreement before Israel can begin fulfilling its commitments.

88.   Nzo called on all African states to ratify the agreement.

89.   Original signatories who have yet to ratify the agreement include Ethiopia, South Africa and Swaziland.

90.   On Monday, the Kyrgyz parliament also ratified agreements with Norway, Netherlands, South Korea and Poland on sending troops to Manas.