"Amerika Hangja" - Voice of America 
     - Horn Gyula es Magyarorszag jovoje 
     - Warren Christopher a Kozep- es Kelet Europai helyzetrol
(Elnezest az esetleges kisbetukert, de az eredeti szoveg csupa
nagybetuvel volt irva, amit at kellett cserelnem.)

Buchwald Amy

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date=7/14/94
type=correspondent report
number=2-161971
title=Hungary/prime minister
byline=Stephan Bos
dateline=Budapest
content=
voiced at:

Intro:  Hungary's new socialist prime minister, Gyula Horn, who
will be sworn in Friday, has warned of a potential economic
crisis in his country.  Stefan Bos reports from Budapest, Mr.
Horn made his remarks at a parliamentary session on Thursday.

Text:  Prime minister-elect Gyula Horn says he is concerned about
Hungary's estimated 26 billion dollar foreign debt, especially
because Hungary has little more than 10 million people.

In his speech to parliament, Mr. Horn said Hungary needs debt
relief and help from other countries to restructure the economy.
Mr. Horn expressed dissatisfaction with the West in its approach
toward Hungary and other former Warsaw Pact countries.  He says
the West has failed to adequately support economic reforms in the
area and has denied the East access to western markets.

Public dissatisfaction with the economy is widely seen as the
main reason behind the election victory of the former communists,
now called the socialists, which are led by Mr. Horn.

The socialists and their coalition partner, the liberal alliance
of free democrats, won about three-fourths of the 386-seat
parliament.  Mr. Horn told parliament this does  not  mean,
however, the restoration of a dictatorship.

Some former political prisoners, including outgoing prime
minister Peter Boross, have called the socialists' election
victory, a historic mistake.  Mr. Horn, however, says he has
disassociated himself from the party's communist past.

He said he and his cabinet will work for the country's
integration into Europe and establishment of a free market
system.

Mr. Horn did  not  speak about Hungary's application for
membership in NATO, and only mentioned the need for closer ties
with NATO.  Within the Hungarian Socialist Party, some people are
pushing for a national referendum to be held on the issue.
(Signed)

neb/sb/skh/cf

14-Jul-94 12:29 pm edt (1629 utc)
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source: Voice of America


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date= July 15, 1994
type= editorial
number= 0-05972
title= Christopher on Central and Eastern Europe

content= This is the first of three editorials being released for
broadcast July 15, 1994.

Anncr: Next, an editorial reflecting the views of the U.S.
Government.

Voice: In this century, weakness and instability in the heart of
Europe have been the seedbeds of two devastating world wars.  As
U.S. secretary of state Warren Christopher said recently, "the
lesson is clear. . . . Peace and stability in Europe require that
the nations of Central and Eastern Europe be strong, independent,
democratic and secure.  The United States," said Mr. Christopher,
"has a vital self-interest in ensuring that that goal is
achieved."  It can be achieved only if the new democracies in the
heart of Europe are integrated into the West.

    Those new states can work toward full integration into
western security institutions through NATO's partnership for
peace.  The U.S. is committed to NATO expansion.  As president
Bill Clinton has said, the question is not whether NATO will
expand, but when.  The partnership for peace is the pathway for
that expansion.  The U.S. welcomes the decision of twenty-two
states to join the partnership and develop closer ties with NATO.

    Economic integration is just as essential for a more stable
and prosperous Europe.  The U.S. has called for negotiations
between the organization for economic cooperation and development
and Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.  The U.S.
is also working to remove limits to exports from Eastern and
Central Europe, and will continue to provide support for economic
and political reforms.  As secretary of state Christopher said,
the U.S. is committed to ensuring that the benefits and
obligations of the transatlantic community of democracies are
available to countries in the heart of Europe.

Anncr: That was an editorial reflecting the views of the U.S.
Government.

14-Jul-94 3:23 pm edt (1923 utc)
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source: Voice of America