Some critics of the treaty said that it still contained what amounted to an escape clause, in that countries had already agreed to put off for several years the drafting of language to make it legally binding.
"The secretary of state has one duty that a few large donors and politically potent entities care intensely about: the drafting of language for ballot initiatives," he said.
Russia had called the meeting, and while its initial draft statement did not condemn North Korea, Mr. Churkin said Russia had tried two additional drafts of compromise language to incorporate that idea.
Only those with adequate connections to accredited organizations were able to attend the primary sessions in Sendai, and only higher-level officials participated in the negotiations and the drafting of framework language.
In a worrying sign for liberals and other secular-leaning figures, ultraconservative Muslims known as Salafis said on Tuesday that they were feeling more comfortable with the draft after the insertion of language meant to clarify references to Islamic law.
Members of the authority's education executive approved a draft of the "1+2 Languages Strategy", which will be submitted to the Scottish government.
But Horton, who helped Portland commissioner Amanda Fritz draft the language of the proposed 3% tax, believes the lack of people of color in legalized marijuana has to do with heavy regulation, barriers to accessing capital and gaps in the right information.
The official said a "slightly updated version" of draft language had been exchanged.
Draft language of an unpublished Celera-consortium agreement states that their goals "are, in fact, complementary" and that the two sides are agreed on patent policy for the human genome (essentially that genes should be patentable only after their roles have been identified in detail, not on the basis of their sequence alone).
"Throughout this process, there have been numerous discussions about policy options and multiple versions of draft language, so it's impossible to tell what it is you may have.
