21.   U.S. officials expressed regret for what they said was a mishap, but stopped short of a public apology.

22.   French Foreign Minister Herve de Charette has expressed regret that the EU was not invited to the Washington summit.

23.   In Washington, President Bill Clinton expressed regret Saturday over the incident, but said it would not change the US mission in Bosnia.

24.   Akashi has also expressed regret that the provisions of the June ceasefire with regard to the release of prisonners of war by both sides have not been implemented.

25.   Israel, meanwhile, expressed regret Thursday over a European parliament vote calling for suspension of a key pact with the Jewish state and for an arms embargo.

26.   Last month, Seoul suspended the rice shipments until the North expressed regret for forcing the captain of one rice freighter to lower the South Korean flag.

27.   Most Asian countries, including China, the Philippines, South Korea and Taiwan, expressed regret over the resolution, describing it as insincere and ambiguous.

28.   Robinson expressed regret that the fact-finders had been barred from carrying out their mission.

29.   Santer expressed regret that a second nuclear test had been carried out before the EU experts had been able to present their preliminary report.

30.   Spring also expressed regret that the European Union had not been invited to the Washington talks.