Interior Secretary Ken Salazar praised the report as an important scientific document on the health of American birds.

VOA: special.2009.05.12

The ministers used waterproof markers to sign the document, printed on a white board.

VOA: standard.2009.10.17

But U.S.Senator John Kerry and Representative Howard Berman on Wednesday gave Qureshi a document stating that the package does not impose any conditions on Pakistan or infringe on its sovereignty.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

"This is a document that puts us on an equal footing and puts obligations on the two of us, which forces us to have an election that satisfies the criteria for democracy,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

But amid all the congratulations, diplomats and observers noted with concern that in the end, only five heads of state were on hand for the summit, and only 17 of the 53 AU member states were prepared to sign the final document.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23