20. On 5th December 1997, the Secretariat received correspondence from the Complainant reiterating the grievances in his earlier complaint instead of providing the clarifications requested. 21. At its 23rd Session, the Commission decided to be seized of the communication and deferred examination of the issue of admissibility to the 24th Session. 22. On 1st June 1998, a Note Verbale was sent to the Burkinabe Government informing it of this decision and calling for its reaction as to the admissibility of the communication was sent. A similar letter was also addressed to the Complainant. 23. On 13th July the Secretariat received a fax from the Burkinabé Minister of Justice and Guardian of the Seals stating that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had informed him of a complaint submitted against Burkina Faso by Mouvement Burkinabé des Droits de l'Homme. He stated that the complaint was written in English and requested that the Secretariat provide him with the French version of the complaint since the working language of the country is French. 24. On the same day, the Secretariat reacted to the above-mentioned fax. The Minister was informed that the Commission had been seized of the communication and that the Respondent State was required to forward its submissions on the issue of admissibility for examination at the 24th Session scheduled to be held in October 1998. 25. At its 24th Ordinary Session, the Commission heard the parties. Both parties expressed the desire to settle the dispute amicably and requested the Commission's assistance to that effect. 26. The Commission declared the communication admissible. However, in view of the desire of the parties to settle the dispute amicably, it offered its good services for that purpose. 27. On 10th November 1998, the parties were informed by the Secretariat of the Commission's decision. 28. At its 25th Session, the Commission requested for information on the progress of the settlement between the parties. 29. During the 26th Session, the Commission learnt that there had been no reaction from the parties with regard to the progress of the settlement. The Commission therefore decided to defer examination on the merits of the communication to the 29th Session. 30. On 10th December 1999, the Secretariat informed the parties of the Commission's decision. 31. At the 27th Ordinary Session held in Algiers, Algeria, the Commission heard parties to the complaint and decided that the Respondent State should take the initiative in inviting the Complainant for an amicable settlement of the case, failing which, the Commission would proceed to consider the case on its merits.