"We welcome progress to date in Hungary, Poland and the Soviet Union and hope to see more," he said.

We welcome progress in this area, as much as we welcome it in the effort to secure nuclear arms reduction.

I look forward to welcoming rapid progress on this agenda in the coming weeks.

She welcomed progress in three "critical areas":

The White House welcomed progress on the legislation, but did not comment on the specifics.

Umit Firat, a Kurdish publisher, welcomed progress in the courts.

In relation to Gibraltar, no one can fail to welcome progress between Spain and the United Kingdom.

For instance, in Romania, we would welcome further progress concerning inter-ethnic relations within the police, among other things.

Secondly, the Commission broadly welcomed progress on implementation of the partnership and cooperation agreement.

Fourthly and finally, we welcome progress in restoring the cuts in the environmentally sustainable transport heading.