World Leaders Speak on Law and Peace Conflicts
President Bush urged equal application of laws abroad, citing the Michael Fay flogging case in Singapore and stressing respect for host nation laws. Amid NATO debates, Russia questioned its participation and Hamas and Gaza security actions emerged as tensions rise in the Middle East. Agriculture Secretary Espy reported stalled farm trade talks with Canada, with a Friday deadline looming in Marrakesh.
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CIS Summit Seeks Trade Ties Amid Post-Soviet Conflicts
At a Kremlin summit, CIS leaders signed more than a dozen agreements aimed at boosting trade while conflicts raged across former republics. Yeltsin and Kravchuk drafted an accord handing Russia most of the Black Sea Fleet, yet approval hinges on parliaments as Armenia Azerbaijan clash over blame in Nagorno Karabakh.
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