21.   Yeltsin, released from the hospital Monday after nose surgery, met with his prime minister Tuesday to discuss Chechnya and other issues, Interfax said.

22.   Yeltsin is still in the hospital recovering from nose surgery, but the Interfax news agency reported he is likely to meet with Gore during his trip.

23.   Yeltsin, released from the hospital Monday after nose surgery, met with his prime minister Tuesday to discuss Chechnya and other issues, the Interfax news agency said.

24.   Yeltsin, still recovering from nose surgery last week, has issued only written statements on Chechnya since the incursion began.

25.   Yeltsin has been hospitalized since Friday after undergoing nose surgery.

26.   It was not known whether Gore would be meeting with President Boris Yeltsin, who had minor nose surgery last week, before leaving on Friday.