Voice of America, 99-11-06

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[01] CENTRAL EUROPE LEADERS (L-O) BY ALENA KENCLOVA (PRAGUE)

[01] CENTRAL EUROPE LEADERS (L-O) BY ALENA KENCLOVA (PRAGUE)

INTRO: The leaders of sixteen nations in central and southeastern Europe have been meeting in Prague, and the main subject they discussed was the post-war reconstruction of the Balkan region. Alena Kenclova has the details.

TEXT: The prime ministers of the group of countries known as the Central European Initiative - or C-E-I - issued a communique saying they want to play a role in the Stability Pact for the Balkans region. They will identify their own projects to help the economic recovery within the framework of the plan initiated by the European Union. Members of the Central European Initiative are fourteen post-communist countries and two E-U members Italy and Austria. Their communique urged the former Yugoslavia to become fully democratic in order to be able to participate in the Stability Pact. The host of the conference, Czech Prime Minister Milos Zeman, said reforms in Yugoslavia are vital for the whole region.

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