RFE/RL NEWSLINE
Vol. 1, No. 158, 12 November 1997
HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT ELECTS CONTROVERSIAL DEPUTY
SPEAKER. By a vote of 164 to 53, Independent Smallholders deputy
Sandor Kavassy has been elected as deputy speaker of the
parliament, despite controversy over his irredentist views (see
"RFE/RL Newsline," 10 November 1997), Hungarian media reported
on 11 November. The Free Democrats boycotted the vote, objecting to
Kavassy's statements in favor of amending the Trianon treaty. The
governing Socialist Party was divided over his election. MSZ
HUNGARY, UKRAINE BOOST COOPERATION. Visiting Ukrainian Prime
Minister Valery Pustovoytenko on 11 November signed agreements
with Hungary on liberalization of trade, border-zone cooperation, and
rapid notification of nuclear accidents. In talks with his Hungarian
counterpart, Gyula Horn, Pustovoytenko said there is no reason for
Hungary to be concerned about Kiev's new bill on minority
languages, which has been submitted to the parliament. The bill will
not restrict Hungarian-language education in Transcarpathia, he
explained. Pustovoytenko also said that Kyiv welcomes Hungary's
invitation to join NATO. MSZ
ETHNIC HUNGARIANS ON ROMANIAN EDUCATION LAW. The
Hungarian Democratic Federation of Romania (UDMR) on 11
November warned that it will draw the "appropriate consequences" if
there is any deviation from the "agreed government program." The
statement, which was made by an ad-hoc body that meets only to
discuss emergencies, came after negotiators representing the UDMR
and the National Peasant Party Christian Democratic failed to reach
an agreement on amendments to the Education Law. In another
development, the Chamber of Deputies on 11 November rejected a
motion of the three opposition parties criticizing the government's
policies in the industrial sector, RFE/RL's Bucharest bureau reported.
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