RFE/RL Daily Report
                                   No. 168, 5 September 1994

HUNGARIAN-BRITISH MILITARY EXERCISES. Some 140 British soldiers
have arrived in the Hungarian town of Kecskemet to take part in
military exercises with some 230 Hungarian troops, MTI reports.
Organized within the framework of the Partnership for Peace
initiative and expected to last three weeks, these are the first
exercises involving Hungarian and foreign troops to take place in
Hungary since the Soviet troops withdrew three years ago. The
purpose of the exercises is to learn how to protect peacekeepers
and safeguard aid sent to war-torn areas.  Judith Pataki, RFE/RL,
Inc.

ROMANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS ETHNIC HUNGARIAN LEADERS. On 2
September Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu met with a
delegation from the Hungarian Democratic Federation of Romania
(HDFR) to discuss talks on a Hungarian-Romanian treaty due to
start in Budapest on 5 September. Radio Bucharest quoted
presidential spokesman Traian Chebeleu as saying Melescanu had a
mandate for "maximum openness" so that the treaty between the two
countries could be concluded. But after meeting with the foreign
minister, HDFR leaders were pessimistic. HDFR Honorary President
Bishop Laszlo Tokes said there was no reason to "have confidence
in the sincerity of the Romanian government." He noted that in
keeping with past communist practice, the Romanian side wished to
conclude the treaty at state level, without taking into
consideration the Hungarian minority's aspirations and refusing to
involve it in the negotiations. HDFR President Bela Marko said
Melescanu had rejected an HDFR suggestion that the text of the
treaty be accompanied by a detailed protocol specifying the rights
of the Hungarian minority.  Michael Shafir, RFE/RL, Inc.

  [As of 1200 CET]
  Compiled by Penny Morvant and Jan Cleave
Copyright 1994, RFE/RL, Inc. All rights reserved.

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