RUSSIA MUST INSIST ON THE RATIFICATION BY THE UNITED STATES OF DRAFT
START-2 INTEGRAL








MOSCOW, March 1.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti " Piotr Gontcharov).  Andrei
Nikolaiev, president of the Committee of defense of Douma (Lower House
of the Russian Parliament), does not find necessary, for Russia, to
re-examine Draft START-1 in the event of resiliation unilaterale Draft
ABM of 1972 by the United States.

Russia acts already within the framework of the Draft START-1 which
has an exceptional importance not only for the Russo-americains
ratios, but also for strategic stability in the whole world.  With
regard to the implementation of the agreements occurred in the
framework of the START-2, the head of the committee of douma A
indicates that this problem was very complex.  Draft START-2 has ete
sign in 1993 by taking account of draft ABM of 1972, A explains the
depute.  The senat americain A ratifies Draft START-2 in 1995 such as
it has ete sign.  The douma A ratifies 5 years later.  In fact, treats
it ratifies by Russia is not the document of 1993 and 1995:  it has
ete ratifies by Russia taking into account the protocols signs in 1997
has New York on the delimitation of the systems strategic and
nonstrategic of anti-missile defense and by prevoyant the
implementation of Draft ABM of 1972.

" Russia estimates that Draft START-2 must come into effect
integralement ", A underlines Nikolaiev.