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OMRI DAILY DIGEST
No. 182,  19 September 1996

SLOVAK FOREIGN MINISTER IN HUNGARY SPEAKS OF SUCCESS... Pavol Hamzik
said in Budapest on 18 September that his talks with Hungarian officials
during his one-day visit to Hungary were "very open and valuable,"
Slovak and Hungarian media reported. Hamzik and his Hungarian
counterpart, Laszlo Kovacs, discussed European integration in light of
bilateral relations. "Both sides are interested in settling
controversial issues. ...we know very well that the European Union
welcomes any mutual progress," said Hamzik. He also said Slovakia will
consider setting up a Slovak-Hungarian intergovernmental committee to
oversee the two countries' basic treaty signed in 1995. The creation of
the committee, proposed by Hungary, "would further the implementation of
the treaty...which is expected to be a long process," Kovacs said. --
Jiri Pehe

...BUT FACES CRITICISM. Foreign Ministers Kovacs and Hamzik continued to
differ over the recent introduction of the Slovak law restricting the
use of foreign national anthems, Hungarian media reported on 19
September. To Hamzik's remark that Slovakia's treatment of flags and
national anthems is in keeping with international customs, Kovacs
responded that there are no plans to restrict foreign national anthems
or flags in Hungary. Kovacs also criticized the virtual termination of
state subsidies for minority papers and pressed for passage of a Slovak
law governing the use of minority languages. Meanwhile, Hungarian
Culture Minister Balint Magyar charged that existing Slovak legislation
on the state language discriminates against minority languages and that
cuts in state subsidies have caused major problems for Hungarian
cultural activities in Slovakia, Hungarian media reported. -- Ben Slay

HUNGARIAN FOREIGN TRADE BOOMING. Hungary's exports and imports in
current prices increased by 30.3% and 24.3% respectively during the
first seven months of 1996, the Central Statistical Office announced on
17 September. The value of exports came to 1.1 trillion forints ($7.2
billion), while imports totaled 1.3 trillion forints. Hungary's export
performance contrasts with most of its Central European neighbors, for
whom import growth is generally running well ahead of export growth.
While this news is likely to please the IMF delegation now discussing
Hungary's economic prospects in Budapest, it is less likely to help
Hungary's case with the World Trade Organization, which has called for
an 85% reduction in Hungarian agricultural subsidies by 2000. -- Ben
Slay

ROMANIAN CABINET MOVES QUICKLY ON TREATY WITH HUNGARY. Romania's
government on 18 September started ratification procedures for the basic
treaty with Hungary signed two days before, Radio Bucharest reported.
The cabinet discussed the draft law on the treaty's ratification, which
will be forwarded to parliament soon. Meanwhile, deputies from the
ultra-nationalist Party of Romanian National Unity (PUNR) continued
criticizing the document. On 17 September, PUNR Deputy Chairman Ioan
Gavra described the absence of Hungarian President Arpad Goncz from the
signing ceremony as "another slap in Romania's face." While the treaty
was being signed in Romania, Gavra said, Goncz was at "NATO headquarters
[in Brussels], bringing the news that Hungary now has free access" to
the organization. PUNR Chairman Gheorghe Funar on 18 September formally
registered with the authorities as a candidate in the presidential
election scheduled for 3 November. -- Dan Ionescu


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Compiled by Susan Caskie

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