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RADOR: News from Romania, 97-02-10
FEBRUARY, 10, 1997
CONTENTS
[01] The signing of the basic Treaty between Romania and Ukraine may have
an impact upon NATO
[02] The Romanian goverment resumed talks on social wealfare and wage
policy measures with the employers'association and the trade unions
[03] Romania is interested in signing the basic political treaty with
Ukraine
[04] NATO's secretary general visits the Republic of Moldova
[05] Turkey supports Romania's efforts to join NATO
[06] Weather in Romania
[07] Currency rates
[01] The signing of the basic Treaty between Romania and Ukraine may have
an impact upon NATO
The signing of the basic Treaty between Romania and Ukraine may have an
impact upon NATO's decision to expand eastwards, said the Romanian foreign
minister Adrian Severin. He made this statement during the special meeting
in Istanbul which brought together the foreign ministers of the Black Sea
Economic Cooperation Organization countries. The foreign ministers of the
eleven countries in the Black Sea area were analysing ways to set up a free
trade zone in this region. RRI, February, 10, 1997
[02] The Romanian goverment resumed talks on social wealfare and wage
policy measures with the employers' association and the trade unions
On Friday, the Romanian goverment and the employers' association, on one
hand, and the trade unions, on the other, resumed talks on social wealfare
and wage policy measures. The pay-rises are designed to cover 75 per cent
of the price rises forecast so far. The president of the ALFA trade union
cartel said that the goverment had made no actual proposals. In his turn,
the president of the National Trade Union Block, Dumitru Costin, called on
the goverment to present the situation of the national economy, the
economic programme of the goverment and the social protection measures to
be further taken. RRI, February, 10, 1997
[03] Romania is interested in signing the basic political treaty with
Ukraine
The Romanian ambassador to Ukraine, Ion Bistreanu, has expressed hopes that
the next round of Romanian-Ukrainian negotiations to be held in Kiev, on
February 25th, would be the last before the signing of the basic political
treaty between the two countries - informed Radio Ukraine. In an interview
with INTERFAX - Ukraine news agency, the Romanian ambassador said that
Romania is interested in signing this document as soon as possible.
Ukraine's stability, independence and territorial integrity represent, from
our point of view, a primordial factor of stability and regional security,
stressed the Romanian diplomat. RRI, February, 10, 1997
[04] NATO's secretary general visits the Republic of Moldova
NATO's secretary general, Javier Solana, will visit Chisinau on Monday and
Tuesday. In an interview with the gouvernament daily SOVEREIGN MOLDOVA on
Saturday, Mr Solana said that the neutrality of the Republic of Moldova is
not incompatible with its cooperation with NATO. According to the
Constitution, the Republic of Moldova is a neutral country, but in 1994 it
signed the Partnership for Peace proposed by NATO to all states in Eastern
Europe and in the former Soviet Union. RRI, February, 10, 1997
[05] Turkey supports Romania's efforts to join NATO
On Saturday, Romanian foreign minister Adrian Severin returned from
Istanbul, where he represented Romania at the meeting of the foreign
ministers of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Forum. On arrival he said
that the meeting was focused on specific issues: the inauguration of the
new headquarters of the Secretariat of the Forum and the adoption of a
declaration of intent on the creation of a free trade area around the Black
Sea. Adrian Severin reiterated that participation in the Black Sea Economic
Cooperation Forum is not an alternative to the integration into the
European Union, but part of the new European architecture. As part of his
bilateral meetings in Istanbul, the Romanian foreign minister had talks
with his Turksih counterpart, Mrs Tansu Ciller. The two parties promissed
to support each other as regards Romania's wish to be admitted into NATO
and the two countries' aspirations to get integrated into the European
Union. RRI, February, 10, 1997
[06] Weatther in Romania
Weather will be generally sunny in most parts of the country. The
temperatures will range betweeen -8 and 10 degrees. In Bucharest the will
be generally sunny, especially in the first part of the day. The maximum
temperature expected for today in Bucharest is 7 degrees above 0. RADOR,
February, 10, 1997
[07] Currency rates
1 USD = 6,183 lei 1 GBP = 10,091lei 1 DEM = 3,745 lei 1 CHF = 4,343 lei 1
FFR = 1,109 lei 1 ECU = 7,266 lei. RADOR, February, 10, 1997
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