»Den Europæiske Union udtrykker tilfredshed med, at Ungarn den 31. oktober deponerede det 65. ratifikationsinstrument til konventionen om kemiske våben.
'The European Union welcomes the conclusion of the Agreement between the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mr Chernomyrdin and the Head of the Chechen Government Mr Maskhadov on 23 Novem­ber, which it regards as another important step on the road to a lasting settlement in Chechnya.