21.   In the Czech capital President Vaclav Havel, meanwhile, called on his Russian counterpart Boris Yeltsin to take action to ensure a ceasefire signed on Thursday was respected.

22.   Belgium called on its European Union partners urgently to take action to ensure the repatriation of Rwandan refugees from Zaire in humane conditions, the foreign ministry announced Wednesday.

23.   Schori was to personally brief the foreign ministers, including British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw who has pushed hard for common EU action to ensure free and fair elections.