Mr Putin said as recently as September that Russia is "preparing for ratification".In this section Sturm und Drang Beam me up Is Kyoto dead?
START had a certain urgency, given the December 5 expiration; we were working in parallel to prepare for ratification of CTBT, including a new National Academy study, a new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), and a funded program to modernize our nuclear infrastructure.
CTBT, FMCT 7. (S/NF) U/S Tauscher said the U.S. was carefully preparing for ratification of the CTBT by the Senate, including a new study by the National Academy.
"Russia has signed the Kyoto Protocol and now we are preparing for its ratification.
I believe that the Parliament will also be prepared for a very serious debate on the possible ratification of the fiscal compact, as it will also outline our European strategy for many years to come.
A kosher table was prepared for Jews in Philadelphia in 1788 at a celebration marking Pennsylvania's ratification of the Constitution, although the exhibit's account has a hazy moment, calling it the ratification of the Bill of Rights.
Buzek said everyone should be prepared for another treaty change, strictly on economic governance issues, but warned: "I am concerned that our citizens might not be ready for another round of referendums and ratifications.
The process marks the beginning of an expected wave of ratification votes as other countries prepare for their attendance at the New York ceremony.
With Liberal Democratic Party leaders eager for quick elections that will theoretically give them a sympathy vote in the wake of Mr. Obuchi's catastrophic stroke, many legislators could be seen hastily leaving Parliament after the ratification of Mr. Mori, hoping to book trains and flights back to their districts to prepare for a snap election.
If it wanted a binding deal, it should have included Congress and been prepared to submit it for ratification.
The Swiss government "remains prepared to bring the ratification process with Germany to a successful conclusion," Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, the Swiss president and finance minister, said in a statement.
