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RADOR: News from Romania, 97-10-10
October 10, 1997
CONTENTS
[01] NATO Session in Bucharest
[02] Hungarian Foreign Minister Laszlo Kovacs Left Romania
[03] Romanian President Constantinescu in Strasbourg
[04] US-Romanian Strategic Partnership
[05] Romanian Foreign Minister Severin Met OIAC Director General
[06] Weather in Romania
[07] Currency Rates
[01] NATO session in Bucharest
The annual session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the North-Atlantic
Alliance started in Bucharest on Thursday. The session, the first to be
held in a former communist country, is atteded by 250 MPs from NATO Member
and Associate States. North-Atlantic Assembly Secretary General Simon Lunn
told a press conferece that the meeting had a two-fold meaning for Romania:
it is both sign of recognition and progress Romania has made on its way to
democracy and one of trust by the members in the Aliance that this positive
evolution will continue. RRI-RADOR, October 10
[02] Hungarian Foreign Minister Laszlo Kovacs left Romania
Hungarian Foreign Minister Laszlo Kovacs paid a two-day visit to Bucharest
and had talks with Romanian President Emil Constantinescu, Prime Minister
Victor Ciorbea and Foreign Minister Adrian Severin. Among other concerns,
the visit was aimed at settling the details of the visit of Hungarian Prime
Minister Gyula Horn to Romania, later this month. The Hungarian foreign
minister also took part in the first meeting of the Inter- Governmental
Commission for co-operation and active partnership between Romania and
Hungary.
At the end of his visit to Bucharest, Laszlo Kovacs said the Romanian
Government has made considerable steps in improving the situation of
Hungarian minority but the move should be followed by decisions at
legisative level. Mr. Kovacs also mentioned anti-Hungarian attitude in
Romanian media as well as in political statements of some top politicians.
Romanian Foreign Minister Adrian Severin sad Laszlo Kovacs's visit to
Bucharest was marked by an unprecedented development of the partnership
between the two countries. Severin added that Romania was interested in
Hungary's integration into NATO and the move should be carried out quickly
and unhindered. As far as Romania's EU integration is concered, the two
countries have agreed that, whatever the EU decision would be, it would
have to provide equal chances for all EU Applicant States. RRI-RADOR,
October 10
[03] Romanian President Constantinescu in Strasbourg
Romanian President Emil Constantinescu participates in the meeting of heads
of states and governments of the Member States in the Council of Europe.
Mr. Constantinescu had talks with Mrs. Leni Fischer, president of the
Parliamentary Assembly, and members of the Romanian communities in Alsace
and Lorraine provinces. RRI-RADOR, October 10
[04] US-Romanian strategic partnership
"The strategic US-Romanian partnership is not a substitute for Romania's
integration into NATO, but one of the ways of preparing the country to join
the Alliance", Romanian Defence Minister Victor Babiuc said on Thursday,
during a press conference. Referring to miliary co-operation at regional
level, Mr. Babiuc said Romania was negotating its participation in the
Italian-Slovenian-Hungarian and Hungarian-Austrian joint forces. Afar as
miltary suplies are concerned, minister Babiuc said that part of additional
allowances from the budget would be graned for revamping and upgrading
technical facilities. RRI-RADOR, October 10
[05] Romanian Foreign Minister Severin met OIAC Director General
Romanian Foreign Minister Adrian Severin had talks with Jose Mauricio
Bustani, Director General of OIAC (Organisation for Banning Chamical
Weapons). Mr. Bustani said this was his first visit to a member state in
the Chemical Weapon Convention and added that the visit should be seen as a
sign of appreciation for Romania. Romania was one of the first states to
sign and ratify the convention. RRI-RADOR, October 10
[06] Weather in Romania
Weather in Romania will remain warm and suny nmost of the country. Some
showers are forecast in northern parts of the country. Temperatures will
range from 6 degrees in the morning to 27 degrees at noon. RADOR, October
10
[07] Currency rates
1 USD = 7,689 lei; 1 DEM = 4,396 lei; 1 CHF = 5,328 lei; 1 FRF = 1,308 lei;
1 GBP = 12,488 lei; 1 XEU = 8,614 lei. RADOR, Octombrie 10
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