OMRI DAILY DIGEST
No. 121, 22 June 1995
SLOVAK PARLIAMENT APPROVES FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT. The Slovak parliament on
21 June overwhelmingly approved the Council of Europe's Framework
Agreement on the protection of ethnic minorities. Foreign Minister Juraj
Schenk noted that 27 countries have already signed the accord and that
Slovakia is the third to ratify it. Deputies representing the Hungarian
minority abstained from the vote. Hungarian Christian Democratic
Movement Chairman Bela Bugar told Pravda that the abstentions were "not
directed against the Framework agreement but against government
policies." According to Bugar, some members of the government coalition
have tried to interpret certain points differently from how they appear
in the agreement. -- Sharon Fisher, OMRI, Inc.
HUNGARIANS SUPPORT EU AND NATO INTEGRATION. Hungarians overwhelmingly
support integration into the EU and NATO, Reuters reported on 20 June.
An opinion poll conducted by Telemedia revealed that 77% "support" or
"very much support" EU membership, while 57% favor Hungary's entry into
NATO. Opposition to integration was 16% for both organizations, while
the remaining respondents declined to express an opinion. -- Sharon
Fisher, OMRI, Inc.
ROMANIA, U.S. SIGN CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT. Romanian Defense Minister
Gheorghe Tinca and U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry on 21 June
signed a confidentiality agreement facilitating the transfer of
sensitive military technology from the U.S. to the former communist
country. Radio Bucharest reported that the two ministers also discussed
the situation in the former Yugoslavia and Hungarian-Romanian relations.
Tinca handed over a letter signed by him and his Hungarian counterpart,
Gyorgy Keleti, outlining Romanian-Hungarian military cooperation and
asking the U.S. to help establish a hot-line between Budapest and
Bucharest. Tinca is on a four-day visit to the U.S. -- Dan Ionescu,
OMRI, Inc.
[As of 12:00 CET]
Compiled by Jan Cleave
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Thursday, 22 June 1995
Volume 2, Issue 120
REGIONAL NEWS
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**HUNGARIAN PM BACKTRACKS ON EXTREMIST CHARGE**
Hungarian Prime Minister Gyula Horn yesterday retracted
allegations that some of his political opponents are backing
right-wing extremists. Opposition deputies stormed out of
Parliament Tuesday when they learned about Horn's
accusations, which appeared in the German Suedduetsche Zeitung
newspaper. Yesterday opposition parties issued a communique
in which they protested Horn's "unfounded accusations". The
prime minister retracted his allegations after that statement
was released and said he was satisfied that the opposition had
sufficiently distanced itself from extremist groups.
BUSINESS NEWS
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**HUNGARY'S NATIONAL BANK MAY ISSUE MORE BONDS**
The National Bank of Hungary, or NBH, said it might issue bonds
on international capital markets this fall despite having
already fulfilled its borrowing targets for this year. The NBH
has just finished its seventh bond issue this year, a 25
billion yen, 10-year bond issue, bearing a 5.2 percent coupon
and priced at par. That issue brought total NBH borrowing
this year to around $1.5 billion, its target for the year.
NBH vice-president Frigyes Harshegyi said the bank's decision
on whether to issue more bonds will depend on whether market
conditions are right and what Hungary's public borrowing
requirements are for next year.
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