Word: agreement
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...latest agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority contains few new commitments, but rather fresh promises to honor old concessions on both sides...
...agreement is the absolute minimum that was necessary," said Professor of the History of Science Everett I. Mendelsohn, who is also an affiliate of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies...
According to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Massachusetts became an "agreement state" two years ago. As a result, only the commission can approve the removal of a reactor, and the state has limited authority over any nuclear facilities...
...anything really changed? Certainly not on paper. Iraqi Deputy PM Tariq Aziz made a point of mentioning that the U.N. inspectors can return to their duties "according to the memorandum of understanding" -- the agreement inked with Kofi Annan last time round. In fact, the rhetoric on all sides has not advanced one jot. There are the same vague assurances of a sanctions review from the secretary general, and the same refusal to talk about sanctions in Washington. Even the military, which came less than 30 minutes away from air strikes this weekend, is getting used to the routine. "This...
...after the end of the Gulf standoff, and Bibi Netanyahu has a new excuse for delaying implementation of the Wye agreement. The Israeli leader on Monday suspended Israeli troop withdrawals from the West Bank until Yasser Arafat drops his long-standing plan to declare a Palestinian state next May. Netanyahu had found a number of reasons to delay implementation of the deal over the past month, but Washington's need for Arab support on the Iraq crisis -- articulated by President Clinton in a Tuesday-night phone call to Netanyahu -- created the pressure for him to secure the necessary cabinet vote...