21.   The Reform party welcomed their release but renewed a demand that Canada pull out of the UN mission in former Yugoslavia.

22.   The two biggest Protestant and Catholic parties welcomed his speech as balanced.

23.   In Seoul distant relatives of Hwang were beseiged by reporters and both the ruling and main opposition parties welcomed the asylum bid.

24.   Both parties have welcomed his call for a peaceful solution but have not given a concrete response that could prompt a peace move.

25.   Croat and Serb parties have generally welcomed the vote rules.

26.   The opposition Conservative party also welcomed the decision.

27.   Minority Tamil parties have welcomed the plan but radicals among the majority Sinhala community as well as Tamils oppose the plan as a sell out to each other.

28.   Opposition parties welcomed the compromise.

29.   SDP chairman Tomiichi Murayama told a news conference that his party welcomed the resignation and was ready to form a new cabinet with other groups.

30.   The party welcomed the British response but said it would not reply in detail until after the June European elections.