01/12/2000
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"President Yeltsin has been unfairly criticized in some quarters for his relationship with the United States."
"We support convening a special conference of the states' parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of Biological and Toxin Weapons."
"They will take coordinated steps to increase the effectiveness of the activities of international organizations and mechanisms in order to improve human rights practices everywhere."
"We are determined to intensify the coordination of our efforts to promote rapid and peaceful resolution of conflicts."