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RADOR: News from Romania, 97-02-13
February 13, 1997
CONTENTS
[01] The treaty with Ukraina is indispensable for Romania's admission into
the Euro-Atlantic structures
[02] Multilateral negociations between Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and the
European Union
[03] The Romanian Government wants to restore the Romanian citizenship to
King Mihai the 1st
[04] Letter from the Romanian Parliament's Committee for Foreign Policy
adressed to the Romanians living abroad
[05] Moral reparation to the Romanians who had been persecuted for 50 years
[06] Weather in Romania;
[07] Currency Rates.
[01] The treaty with Ukraine is indispensable for Romania's admission into
the Euro-Atlantic structures
The treaty with Ukraine is an indispensable condition for Romania's
admission into the Euro-Atlantic structures, said on Wednesday in Bucharest
the Romanian foreign minister, Adrian Severin. He has added that the treaty
is of paramount importance as its signing would strengthen stability in the
region and will contribute to Romania'F joining NATO. As far as the treaty
with Russia is concerned, the Romanian foreign minister has said that talks
have not been resumed, but the Romanian side wishes to finalise this
document as soon as possible, taking into account both Romania's national
interest and its obligations as a factor of stability in this part of the
world. In another move, the Romanian Foreign Ministry has initiated the
formation of a group to coordinate the efforts for integration into NATO.
RRI RADOR, February 13
[02] Multilateral negociations between Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and the
European Union
In keeping with the provisions of the European Association Accord,
multilateral negociations between Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and the
European Union are under way with a view to concluding accords on the road
transportation of goods and the occasional transport of passengers. In view
of joining the European Union, the succes of these negociations has a
political conotation and will prove the capacity For integration into the
trans-European transport networks, said the spokeman for the Romanian
Foreign Ministry. She also announced that a meeting of the OSCE group will
be held in Bruxelles on February 13th, as part of the dialogue between the
European Union and the associate countries. Bruxelles will also host, on
March the 3rd, the meeting of the environment ministers of the European
Union member and associate countries. RRI RADOR, February 13
[03] The Romanian Government wants to restore the Romanian citizenship to
King Mihai the 1st
The Romanian Government will take all the necessary steps as soon as
possible for the former sovereign of Romania, King Mihai the 1st, to be
restored the Romanian citizenship the King was abusively stripped of by the
first post-war communist govenment installed in 1948. This is the message
of the communique released by the Press Bureau of the Government. A few
weeks ago, the former sovereign announced his intention to leave
Switzerland, where Fe lives in exile, and to settle in Romania as ordinary
citizen. Recently, 21 personalities of the Romanian cultural and scientific
life sent an open letter to the Government requesting for the correction of
a historic injustice commited by communists. RRI RADOR, February 13
[04] Letter from the Romanian Parliament's Committee for Foreign Policy
adressed to the Romanians living abroad
On Wednesday, the Romanian Parliament's Committee for Foreign Policy
released a letter adressed to the Romanians living abroad. According to the
document, a sub-committee for the relations with the diaspora has been
created to ensure communication and promote the interests of the Romanians
living abroad in their relations with the mother-land and with the
authorities temporarily representing them. The Government in Bucharest has
developed a new efficient and practical foreign policy on the relation with
the diaspora and it also needs the opinions of the Romanians living abroad.
In the same letter,Fthe Romanian Government also commits itself to
permanently informing the representatives of the diaspora on its political
and cultural programs and measures. The purpose of the new sub-committee is
to change Romania's image in the world, a much desired objectives for the
country's integration into the European Union and NATO. RRI RADOR,
February 13
[05] Moral reparation for the Romanians who had been persecuted for 50
years
"Each Romanian citizen must urgently have access to his or her own file
drawn up by the former political police during the communist period. This
is another way of Romania's joining the civilised countries. There is no
reason to maintain this unusual embargo on the citizens' right to
information", said on Wednesday the director of the Romanian Intelligence
Service, Virgil Magureanu. He made the statement before the legal committee
of Romania's Parliament during the debates of a bill providing for the
Romanian citizens' access to the files drawn up by the SECURIFATE. Mr
Magureanu said the event would be a more moral reparation to the people who
had been persecuted for 50 years. RRI RADOR, February 13
[06] Weather in Romania
Weather will be warm and sunny for this period of the year. Some
rainshowers are expected in northern and western regions. The highest
temperature could range +15 degrees Celsius. In Bucharest, where this
morning there were +3 degrees, weather will be warm and sunny. RADOR,
February 13
[07] Currency rates
1 USD = 6,725 lei; 1 DEM = 4,029 lei; 1 CHF = 4,695 lei; 1 FFR = 1,194 lei;
1 GBS = 11,046 lei; 1 ECU = 7,841 lei. RADOR, February 13
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