21.   But he said Rossett persisted and announced in November that an English-language version would soon appear.

22.   But the final version appeared softer than the original draft, suggesting that lawmakers would rather come to a compromise with Yeltsin rather than face new elections.

23.   In addition, the final version appeared to stress more enthusiasm for an African U.N. chief rather than Boutros-Ghali himself.

24.   The publication is in Vietnamese but an English version could appear eventually, he added.