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The upper chamber of the US Congress failed to ratify the protocol on the accession of Montenegro to NATO. It could only be approved by unanimity since there was no time for debate. However, two senators made some amendments. Hence why it was not adopted with this simplified procedure.
The Netherlands has promised to veto the EU association agreement with Ukraine. In turn, the country has provided the European management with a new project of another agreement.
Turkish-Russian agreement on the construction of a natural gas pipeline «Turkish Stream» has been ratified by a majority of members of parliament, only 7 of which voted against, 210 voted for this
Japan’s House of Councillors, which wields authority concerning international documents, has ratified the TPP. This means that even if it is not adopted in the upper chamber, then its ratification will still be valid for 30 days, after which the TPP must be ratified by the other participating country.
Prime Minister Shinzō Abe has stressed the need to ratify the TPP before the end of the current parliamentary session.
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