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Last week, in what the International Labour Organisation described as a "milestone" for the fishing industry, Lithuania ratified convention 188: the agreement now has ratification by the 10 countries required for the agreement to come into force, from 16 November 2017.
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The campaign got an important boost from two Republican former secretaries of state, George Shultz and Henry Kissinger, who have urged ratification.
In 1979, as a candidate, he had opposed ratification of the strategic arms limitation agreement, saying it strongly favored the Soviets.
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"President Obama's leadership in breaking down barriers to commerce couldn't come at a better time," said Vikram S. Pandit, the chief executive of Citigroup, who leads a coalition of businesses that have urged ratification of the agreement.
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