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FBIS3-31818_7 | Sixth Installment of Moravcik's Policy Report | (IOM), retroactively from 1 January 1993. The Slovak side has demonstrated its interest in involvement in the project of monitoring migration in Central and Eastern Europe (MIU) [expansion unknown]. In October 1993 the Migration Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic organized a visit by a... |
FBIS3-31818_14 | Sixth Installment of Moravcik's Policy Report | of them in diplomatic posts and 226 as desk officers in administrative and technical jobs. In the course of 1993, 120 university graduates and 87 people with secondary and basic education took up work with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Slovak Republic maintains abroad 54 embassies, 6 standing missions, and 3 gen... |
FBIS3-31842_0 | TANJUG Views Vatican Moves in Bosnia | Language: English Article Type:BFN [By Dragan Milosavljevic] [Text] Belgrade, Feb 24 (TANJUG) -- Vatican's proposal to western political centres in late January that Bosnia should not be divided and that NATO steps up pressure on the Serbs, is turning into open pressure for the renewal of the Croat-Moslem coalition. Va... |
FBIS3-31850_1 | Editorial Warns of `Russian Encirclement' | enthusiasm among the Serbs about the appearance of the Russian troops draws our attention to a fact whose real dimension is not yet perceived by Europe and the entire world. The Russian troops came to Bosnia under the UN flag. Following Moscow's diplomatic actions, the Serbs agreed to withdraw their heavy weaponry prov... |
FBIS3-31878_2 | Jezsensky Interviewed on Balkans, Zhirinovskiy | We will take the opportunity. [Lopez] I recall that you used to be very much in favor of strengthening the CSCE.... [Jezsensky] The CSCE is too uncoordinated. Its members are too numerous, and some of them are not actually European or, unfortunately, stable. The CSCE has shown itself unable to resolve the Balkans confl... |
FBIS3-31879_5 | Boross Views Elections, Media, Russia, FRY | Occasionally, astonishing news can appear in Germany, and I can read striking distortions of my words in newspapers. Similar images are shown on television, for example, on the Gypsy issue. As far as I can remember, this did happen, although it has nothing to do with the truth. We are not in a good position regarding c... |
FBIS3-31886_1 | Mazowiecki Views Rights Situation in Bosnia | the event of such serious human rights violations. As early as August 1992, President Alija Izetbegovic told me that bombs have to be dropped if the heavy weapons are not withdrawn. At that time, this also seemed to be exaggerated to me. However, I am convinced that it would have been possible to get the weapons under ... |
FBIS3-31887_1 | Commentary Sees B-H Aircraft Incident as Test | the no-fly zone that was imposed under the UN resolution last year, and it has no direct connection with the NATO ultimatum that, as our listeners are certainly well aware, led to the peace that reigns in Sarajevo at the moment. However, what is alarming is that the violation of the no-fly zone happened after the ultim... |
FBIS3-31917_0 | Minister Seeks To Avoid U.S. Retaliation Over Patents | Language: Portuguese Article Type:BFN [Article by Maria Helena Tachinardi] [Text] Brasilia -- A group headed by Ambassador Roberto Abdenur, secretary general of the Brazilian Foreign Ministry, will visit Washington in early February to try to prevent the United States from retaliating against Brazil, which will probabl... |
FBIS3-31918_0 | Editorial on Importance of Nuclear, Patents Bills | Language: Portuguese Article Type:BFN [Editorial from the "Notes and Information" page: "Difficulties Ahead"] [Text] The Foreign Ministry has an almost impossible task ahead: to defend Brazilian interests without the cooperation of the Senate, which has been making decisions affecting foreign policy. In an interdepende... |
FBIS3-31952_0 | `Absolute Normalcy,' Low Turnout Reported | Language: Spanish Article Type:BFN [Text] Guatemala City, 30 Jan (ACAN-EFE) -- Guatemalan Government Minister Arnoldo Ortiz has told ACAN-EFE that today's referendum to reform the Constitution of Guatemala is proceeding normally and added that there have been no sabotage or attacks. Three hours before the closure of vo... |
FBIS3-31955_1 | Vice President Herbruger on High Abstention Rate | Type:BFN [Text] Guatemala City, 30 Jan (ACAN-EFE) -- Guatemalan Vice President Arturo Herbruger ruled out the possibility that a high abstention rate at the referendum on constitutional reforms, which is being held in the country today, will weaken the government headed by Ramiro de Leon Carpio. In statements to ACAN-E... |
FBIS3-31986_3 | * Sintura Discusses Use of Sentence Negotiations | as direct." According to Sintura, the early verdict procedure has enabled society to convict a number of criminals against whom the state had no evidence. The Ochoas and Urdinola Of the 12,000 hearings held by the Office of the Prosecutor General, the deputy prosecutor's office has handled the eight most sensitive case... |
FBIS3-31993_0 | Congress Urged To Reject U.S. Military Presence in Country | Language: Spanish Article Type:BFN [Text] The U.S. Government offer to build roads, schools, and health centers in the interior of the country will reportedly be definitively rejected by President Juan Carlos Wasmosy. He is reportedly being influenced by the local military leadership who has been purportedly left out b... |
FBIS3-32011_0 | U.S.-Somali Shootout in Southern Mogadishu Reported | Language: Spanish Article Type:BFN [Text] According to figures obtained by AFP from the city's hospitals today, at least five people died and 15 were wounded in a shootout between Somalis and U.S. soldiers in southern Mogadishu. The shootout occurred as two U.S. diplomatic cars were driving along the avenue that links ... |
FBIS3-32018_0 | Massac Criticizes Former, Current U.S. Administrations | Language: French Article Type:BFN [Text] Father Yvon Massac, Fermathe Parish priest, denounces the exterminating maneuvers by the former and current U.S. Administrations aimed at ruining little countries. The Fermathe priest thinks President Clinton and the U.S. State Department want to reduce President Aristide's powe... |
FBIS3-32026_4 | Presidency Minister on U.S. Mission | The attorney general also referred to that situation as meddling or interfering in our affairs. What we ought to do here is apply the country's laws. When we believe some action is against the laws of the Republic, we must apply the law. We should not evade that responsibility. We must guarantee respect for the country... |
FBIS3-32028_0 | Update on Student Protests; Unions Announce Strikes | Language: Spanish Article Type:BFN [From "The Voz Andes" newscast] [Text] A report indicates that various student groups have engaged in confrontations with riot police in several neighborhoods in Quito during the fourth day of demonstrations to protest a 71.2-percent price increase in fuel prices. The government annou... |
FBIS3-32030_2 | Foreign Minister Views Policy | regional and subregional level. We have sought to promote the role of a supplier of goods and services at a regional level, which our country might play because of its privileged geopolitical location as the natural exit port of Latin America's richest and most densely populated basin. Among the specific actions that h... |
FBIS3-32032_2 | * Lacalle on Mercosur, Military, Constitutional Reform | will take advantage of this occasion to underline its significance and the need for the Argentine Congress to approve it. Mercosur [Puig] On 1 January 1995--barely one year from now--Mercosur should be in full operation. Meanwhile, in the countries which will be members of it there are inflations ranging from a single ... |
FBIS3-32033_6 | * Social Security Bill Sponsor Discusses Reforms | better health services and a substantial growth in savings. [Sarmiento] The administration says that in adopting the reform it was thinking more about our poorest citizens. How will it affect these segments of society? [Uribe] The reform provides a very important instrument for the members of the informal economy and p... |
FBIS3-32046_0 | De Leon Interviewed on Referendum Results | Language: Spanish Article Type:BFN [Interview with Guatemalan President Ramiro de Leon Carpio by unidentified reporter at the Supreme Electoral Tribunal facility at the Industrial Park in Guatemala City; from the "Telepress" newscast -- live] [Text] [Reporter] Mr. De Leon, do you believe the country's institutional pro... |
FBIS3-32046_1 | De Leon Interviewed on Referendum Results | resolved because there was an impasse. The solution came late, because the people wanted this situation to be resolved earlier. But today the Guatemalan people can have peace of mind because we have turned this page of Guatemala's history and we can now deal with profound issues such as the country's economic and socia... |
FBIS3-32047_0 | Gives News Conference | Language: Spanish Article Type:BFN [News conference by Guatemalan President Ramiro De Leon Carpio with unidentified reporters at the Supreme Electoral Tribunal facility at the Industrial Park in Guatemala City; from the "Telepress" newscast -- live] [Text] [Reporter] [Question indistinct] [De Leon] Regarding the result... |
FBIS3-32049_0 | Electoral Tribunal Declares `Yes' Victory in Referendum | Language: Spanish Article Type:BFN [Text] Guatemala City, 31 Jan (NOTIMEX) -- The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) today confirmed victory for the "yes" vote in Sunday's referendum with 83.95 percent of the votes cast by 15.87 percent of Guatemalan voters. When the count was finished in the 5,897 polling stations in 33... |
FBIS3-32050_2 | De Leon Remarks on Human Rights | human rights. At this phase and given that the former human rights ombudsman is now the president of the Republic, we cannot be satisfied that quantitatively we are better off than last year. Now is the time to consider the issue qualitatively. One cannot say human rights are being violated more or less; this is why we... |
FBIS3-32050_7 | De Leon Remarks on Human Rights | their respective municipalities on Monday, in addition to celebrating the yes vote. [passage omitted] [Reporter] [Words indistinct] that you have been in direct contact with President Salinas. We want to know if there has been an official communication; if the Guatemalan Government has offered military help, in this ca... |
FBIS3-32053_0 | Suit Filed Against U.S. for Restrictions on Tobacco Imports | Language: Spanish Article Type:BFN [Text] Guatemala appears on a list of nations that have filed suits against the United States before GATT for imposing restrictions on its tobacco imports, causing serious distortions to the economies producing that agricultural product. It was reported that after two days of discussi... |
FBIS3-32057_2 | Foreign Minister Views Policy | regional and subregional level. We have sought to promote the role of a supplier of goods and services at a regional level, which our country might play because of its privileged geopolitical location as the natural exit port of Latin America's richest and most densely populated basin. Among the specific actions that h... |
FBIS3-32059_2 | * Lacalle on Mercosur, Military, Constitutional Reform | will take advantage of this occasion to underline its significance and the need for the Argentine Congress to approve it. Mercosur [Puig] On 1 January 1995--barely one year from now--Mercosur should be in full operation. Meanwhile, in the countries which will be members of it there are inflations ranging from a single ... |
FBIS3-32061_1 | Foreign Minister Notes U.S. Approval of Plane, Radar Sale | older than the Phantoms, must be equipped with ultra-sophisticated radars in order to be effective. The British conservative government repeatedly has opposed Argentina's rearming, even though the current rapprochement policy made their position more flexible. "The news is still too fresh. We still have not heard of an... |
FBIS3-32083_0 | CTC Warns of `Traumatic Consequences' of Payroll Cutbacks | Language: Spanish Article Type:BFN [Text] Havana, 31 Jan (EFE) -- The Cuban Workers Federation (CTC), which is the sole union in the country, today warned that the payroll reduction required at many work centers "should be done gradually to avoid traumatic consequences." An editorial published by the "TRABAJADORES" wee... |
FBIS3-32083_1 | CTC Warns of `Traumatic Consequences' of Payroll Cutbacks | that the payroll reduction required at many work centers "should be done gradually to avoid traumatic consequences." An editorial published by the "TRABAJADORES" weekly, which is the CTC mouthpiece, asserted: "We have to end the negative situation of inflated payrolls." Nevertheless, it added that factors other than ex... |
FBIS3-32084_0 | Roundup of Economic Activity Reported 27 Jan to 1 Feb | Article Type:BFN [Editorial Report] The following is a compilation of fileworthy reports on economic developments in Cuba carried on Havana radio and television in Spanish between 27 January and 1 February. Radio Reloj at 1500 GMT on 27 January reports that Isle of Youth investors have drafted their main investment goa... |
FBIS3-32089_2 | Regional Economy Suffered Despite Global Reversal | depreciation of their currencies in relation to the United States dollar, and their own problems with the global recession, did not provide the Caribbean with many visitors. As well, Sir Neville explained that "some of the countries in the region, particularly Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago, are suffering fro... |
FBIS3-32110_1 | Dissident Colorado Deputy Favors U.S. Military Aid | Spanish Article Type:BFN [Text] Dissident Colorado Deputy Walter Bower yesterday harshly criticized President Juan Carlos Wasmosy, and warned that it would be "a crime against the fatherland" for us to reject "this type of aid, in a country like ours, which is in dire need of everything" (alluding to the offer for U.S.... |
FBIS3-32113_12 | `Secret' Shining Path Document Released Imperialism is Slowly But Inexorably Agonizing -- Third Plenary Session (III SP) | that is from the year 2010 to the year 2060; therefore, a new wave is developing. It must be understood within the framework of the development of the contradiction between Restoration and Counter Restoration. We must consider the historical background, the Development of the Class Struggle Law. It took the Bourgeoisie... |
FBIS3-32122_2 | Gore's Call for Americas Presidential Summit Viewed | trade potential. NAFTA, in its present form, has a joint GDP of $6.5 trillion. When extended it will have a joint GDP of nearly $7.3 trillion, and will be bigger than the EEC ($5.8 trillion), and practically equal to the GDP of all the other countries in the world together ($7.6 trillion, excluding EEC countries). This... |
FBIS3-32132_6 | _o_ * Bolivia: Economic Briefs | Ministry of Human Development's statistical analysis unit, UDAPSO, to demonstrate the depth of Bolivian poverty and condemn the government's indifference to it. He also said that in a democracy, social statistics should be "available to all" and not just to a "technocratic elite" that "stresses only what is convenient"... |
FBIS3-32149_1 | Pedro Ross Discusses Worker Contributions to Efficiency | that the 1 million retirees in Cuba can join former workplaces to participate in the assemblies. Ross reiterates that management's reports to the assemblies must be clear, concise, and to the point, noting the exemplary report presented by the manager of La Corona Cigar Factory at its ongoing assembly. At this point, C... |
FBIS3-32154_8 | * BNDES Head on Stabilization Plan, Privatization | the approval of the fiscal adjustment a race against time? [Persio Arida] No question. The sooner it passes, the better. [O GLOBO] If it is passed, will this country get the URV the following month? [Persio Arida] The URV is a complex mechanism--the details are still being discussed within the administration. The basic... |
FBIS3-32158_1 | Economy Minister Interviewed; Criticizes Opposition | opposition congressmen over their "double discourse." He said that the promoters of the interpellation had "political intentions," particularly Senator Hugo Batalla, and added that they had thus been trying to "recover a lost role as protagonists." De Posadas held the Broad Front, the New Sector coalition, Crusade 94, ... |
FBIS3-32169_11 | President Delivers State of Nation Speech | in all areas. These significant transformations could have affected its political life in the recent elections. Dr. Rafael Caldera enjoyed the support of a group outside the traditional majority parties, and at Congress there is now a balance of four and not only two coordinated groups. The democratic model mentioned i... |
FBIS3-32169_24 | President Delivers State of Nation Speech | we should have learned to maintain them instead. This is a cultural reality of the utmost importance. Social segments behave that way because they do not maintain what they have in their own personal lives but seek to replace them with new and costlier products. Anyone who throws away a personal possession just because... |
FBIS3-32171_1 | Government's Insolvency Blamed on Foreign, Social Debts | sustained manner, the "middle class," which does not receive any food stamps or other state subsidies, is becoming ever smaller. The middle class only has a salary, from which growing amounts are being deducted for taxes, social security, and the housing fund without receiving any benefits in exchange. The Venezuelan "... |
FBIS3-32183_2 | Defense Minister Reacts to U.S. Human Rights Report | in Colotenango, which fortunately is already being handled by the court. There have been other cases, like the regrettable case of Jorge Carpio Nicole. Although those responsible have not been fully identified, we strongly condemn these actions, which should not occur in Guatemala. There have also been cases of militar... |
FBIS3-32199_0 | Cuban Vice President Comments on Economic Opening | Language: Portuguese Article Type:BFN ["Excerpts" of interview with Cuban Vice President Carlos Lage by Maria de Fatima Rodrigues; answers were sent in writing from Havana; date not given] [Text] [Rodrigues] What are the difficulties facing Cuba as a result of the suspension of Soviet aid and the U.S. economic embargo?... |
FBIS3-32205_1 | Raul Castro Tours Las Tunas, Praises Agricultural Efforts | against marabu with the double goal of preserving the pastures and collecting kitchen firewood for workers' dining halls and homes. The report on defense is very encouraging. Colombia was the first municipality of the Eastern Army area to achieve Ready for Defense in the Second Phase status and its 17 defense zones are... |
FBIS3-32217_0 | Exporters To Retain 20 Percent of Coffee Exports | Language: Portuguese Article Type:BFN [Article by Tania Malheiros] [Text] Rio de Janeiro -- National Coffee Council, CNC, President Manoel Bertone on 2 February said the government decision to transfer the national coffee retention program to the private sector has advantages and disadvantages. "The main disadvantage i... |
FBIS3-32219_8 | * BNDES Head on Stabilization Plan, Privatization | the approval of the fiscal adjustment a race against time? [Persio Arida] No question. The sooner it passes, the better. [O GLOBO] If it is passed, will this country get the URV the following month? [Persio Arida] The URV is a complex mechanism--the details are still being discussed within the administration. The basic... |
FBIS3-32236_0 | Inquries Show `No Evidence' of Human Rights Abuses | Language: Spanish Article Type:BFN [From the "Good Morning From Mexico" newscast] [Excerpt] Since the start of the Chiapas conflict, complaints have been filed accusing the Army of human rights violations. Although there is no evidence of it, the complaints are being investigated and have resulted in a discussion of th... |
FBIS3-32239_1 | Falkland Islanders Question Purchase of U.S. Skyhawks | Argentina [with the United States] on the purchase of [Skyhawk aircraft fitted with] state-of-the-art radar. A Kelper told LA PRENSA that "we do not understand the rationale behind Argentina's decision to buy the Skyhawk planes -- unless it is seeking to attack the islands." Another islander, who is very close to the i... |
FBIS3-32242_0 | Roundup of Economic Reports Through 3 Feb | Article Type:BFN [Editorial Report] The following is a compilation of reports on economic activities in Argentina monitored through 3 February. A study by the Foundation for Latin America Economic Research shows that Argentina's industrial production has increased more than 40 percent since Argentine currency was pegge... |
FBIS3-32254_0 | Violence Reported | Language: Spanish Article Type:BFN [From the "Telepress" newscast] [Text] The strike announced by the National Transportation Coordinating Board [CNT] is starting to lead to violent incidents promoted by angry travelers, particularly those living in and around the capital where people have had to resort to riding in pi... |
FBIS3-32289_12 | President Fujimori Interviewed | during 1993, and it had practically disappeared by the end of last year. There are only two leaders at large, but I am quite sure that sooner or later I am going to capture them. Meanwhile, with regard to the Shining Path, they have surrendered for all practical purposes, and this has brought about massive desertion. I... |
FBIS3-32289_14 | President Fujimori Interviewed | aid to Peru has been time and again blocked because it is considered there that there is no unrestricted respect for human rights in your country. Would you admit to charges that excesses have been committed in the war against terrorism? [Fujimori] Yes, I admit to that. There have been isolated cases of excesses. Human... |
FBIS3-32296_0 | 160 Arrested in Demonstrations | Language: Spanish Article Type:BFN [From "The Voz Andes" newscast] [Text] The National Police have confirmed that 160 people, mainly students, have been arrested since the protests against the government began. A bulletin issued by the police states that the detainees are being held at the Quito Regiment and at OID [ex... |
FBIS3-32307_0 | Foreign Aid Helps Offset Effects of U.S. Embargo in Havana | Language: Spanish Article Type:BFN [Text] The Secretariat of Overseas Cooperation (Secretaria de Colaboracion del Exterior) of the Provincial Assembly of the People's Government in Havana reported that last year the Cuban capital received more than $4 million from foreign nations and international organizations. The re... |
FBIS3-32343_0 | 10 Killed; 20 Seriously Wounded | Language: Spanish Article Type:BFN [Text] Mexico City, 5 Feb (AFP) -- The private radio station Radio Red has released a first account of the explosion on Saturday afternoon at a state-owned Mexican Petroleum (Pemex) plant in the southern State of Tabasco. The explosion killed at least 10 people, and 20 were seriously ... |
FBIS3-32351_0 | Cuban Official Discusses U.S. Embargo, Succession | Language: Portuguese Article Type:BFN [Interview with Carlos Lage, vice president of the Cuban Council of State, by unidentified O ESTADO correspondent, "this week" in Riberao Preto] [Text] [O ESTADO] The United States is about to lift the 20-year-old embargo on Vietnam. Does Cuba see any indication that the embargo ag... |
FBIS3-32361_0 | PLN's Figueres Promises To Support Production | Language: Spanish Article Type:BFN [Report by Jose Luis Fuentes] [Text] In addition to explaining that in the next elections voters have to choose between two platforms, Jose Maria Figueres, presidential candidate for the National Liberation Party [PLN], during a rally held last night in a public square in Parrita de P... |
FBIS3-32383_0 | Havana Notes Lifting of U.S. Embargo Against Vietnam | Language: Spanish Article Type:BFN [Text] U.S. President William Clinton announced on 3 February the lifting of the economic embargo against Vietnam imposed during the war in 1964. Clinton announced the decision to revoke the measures blocking economic ties with Vietnam a week after the U.S. Congress' approval of a res... |
FBIS3-32385_0 | Argentine Embassy Denies VOA Report on Selling Arms to Bosnia | Language: Spanish Article Type:BFN [Text] Belgrade, 4 Feb (EFE and TELAM-SNI) -- The Argentine Embassy in Yugoslavia has denied that Argentina sent weapons to the Bosnian Muslims, as charged by the Serbian press, which, in turn, based its information on a VOA broadcast. "The Committee for the Control of Sensitive Expor... |
FBIS3-32389_3 | Paper Analyzes Leading Parties' `Propaganda' | reported by the PUSC. The PLN launched a series called "We cannot vote for Miguel Angel," recalling alleged irregularities in the distribution of taxi license plates, the sale of high school diplomas, and the use of construction material. Nevertheless, the analysts believe these actions have no influence on voters and ... |
FBIS3-32403_3 | * Attitudes Toward Gaviria, Country's Problems Surveyed | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Unemployment |15 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Violence |14 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Guerrillas/Public Order |10 | -------------... |
FBIS3-32403_6 | * Attitudes Toward Gaviria, Country's Problems Surveyed | those polled declared themselves "very happy," compared with 63 percent a year before. The November 1990 figure, which revealed a high rate of unhappiness, should be read carefully, because it relates to a poll taken in 20 large, medium, and small cities, and is not readily comparable to a poll taken in the four capita... |
FBIS3-32406_0 | Editorial Views Lifting of U.S. Embargo on Vietnam | Language: Portuguese Article Type:BFN [From the "Notes and Information" page: "The End of the Vietnam Era"] [Text] The U.S. Senate last week approved a resolution urging President Bill Clinton to normalize economic ties with Vietnam. The proposal was submitted by a Vietnam war veteran and prisoner of war, and supported... |
FBIS3-32416_1 | Views Current Migration Policy | newspaper TRABAJADORES published a lengthy article in today's edition by reporter Carmen R. Alfonso on migration policy, entitled: "Open or Closed Doors." Following are some of its most important aspects. Stating that migration laws are customary, and more than that, necessary in any contemporary state, she notes that ... |
FBIS3-32419_2 | Bank of Cuba Official Optimistic About Talks With Creditors | this time we are working primarily with private banks, things are not done that way, although private banks are sometimes subjected to political pressure. However, I do not believe this pressure comes from either the IMF or the World Bank but from certain governments, the governments of third countries. Bank members ma... |
FBIS3-32421_0 | Roundup of Economic Activity Reported 1 Feb to 4 Feb | Article Type:BFN [Editorial Report] The following is a compilation of fileworthy reports on economic developments in Cuba carried on Havana radio and television in Spanish between 1 and 4 February. Radio Reloj at 2030 GMT on 1 February reported that an agreement of cooperation was signed between the Cuban Ecumenical Co... |
FBIS3-32421_2 | Roundup of Economic Activity Reported 1 Feb to 4 Feb | planted. Radio Reloj in Spanish at 2030 GMT on 2 February reports that electricity supply to the eastern region has been increased by approximately 100 megawatts with the establishment of modern Russian-made equipment at the Vicente Substation in Ciego de Avila. Several towns between Ciego de Avila and Guantanamo will ... |
FBIS3-32421_3 | Roundup of Economic Activity Reported 1 Feb to 4 Feb | on 2 February reports that electricity supply to the eastern region has been increased by approximately 100 megawatts with the establishment of modern Russian-made equipment at the Vicente Substation in Ciego de Avila. Several towns between Ciego de Avila and Guantanamo will receive the benefits of this equipment. Radi... |
FBIS3-32434_0 | PRD Presidential Candidate TV Interview | Article Type:BFN [Editorial Report] Panama City Circuito RPC Television in Spanish at 0200 GMT on 2 February broadcasts its regularly scheduled 60-minute weekly "Democracy 94" program which this week consists of a live interview with Ernesto Perez Balladares, presidential candidate for the Revolutionary Democratic Part... |
FBIS3-32442_1 | PRI's Colosio: 21 Aug Elections Threatened | central Mexico. The presidential elections assumed a new meaning after the Indian uprising that took place on 1 January in Chiapas State, southeastern Mexico. The Zapatist National Liberation Army (EZLN) declared war on the government to demand solutions to poverty and other matters of political concern related to the ... |
FBIS3-32451_0 | Explosions at Four Bank Offices Injure 6; Bombs Defused | Language: Spanish Article Type:BFN [Text] Lima, 7 Feb (AFP) -- At least six persons were injured Monday evening in an escalation of dynamite attacks by the Maoist Shining Path against bank offices and public entities in the Peruvian capital, police have reported. Attacks took place earlier today when Shining Path comma... |
FBIS3-32464_0 | Daily Praises Clinton Decision To End Embargo on Vietnam | Language: Portuguese Article Type:BFN [Editorial: "Vietnam Year Zero"] [Text] The end of the commercial boycott against Vietnam ordered last night by the United States is one of the last consequences of the downfall of the Soviet empire. The entire huge network of influence, established when the USSR was one of the wor... |
FBIS3-32468_5 | * Voters Define Profile of Next President, Congress | is very possible that Joao Alves' voters are not at all unhappy with the work he has done." Congressmen also feel that the voters will be split between those voting for new congressmen and those casting protest ballots. The vice president of the CPI, Deputy Odacir Klein (PMDB, Rio Grande do Sul), supports the protest t... |
FBIS3-32471_1 | Alarcon: U.S. Strategy `Unsustainable'; Views Chinese Model | the USSR, there is no doubt that our interest is centered on Europe and Latin America. [Bonanni] Does that mean that, notwithstanding any informal contacts, you are not expecting the United States to lift its embargo in the short term? [Alarcon] I would like to point out that we do not have secret contacts with Washing... |
FBIS3-32472_0 | Roundup of Reportage on U.S. Lifting SRV Trade Embargo | Article Type:BFN [Editorial Report] As of filing time, Cuban sources monitored by Panama Bureau have not been observed to carry statements by elite Cuban figures or commentary on the U.S. decision to lift the trade embargo on Vietnam. The following is a compilation of Cuban-source straight reporting on the lifting of t... |
FBIS3-32476_0 | Fidel Castro Closes Latin American, Caribbean Meeting | Language: Spanish Article Type:BFN [Text] Havana, 28 Jan (PL) -- At the closing session of the Fourth Latin American and Caribbean Meeting today, Cuban President Fidel Castro said neoliberalism is undermining the independence of the countries in which it is applied. The formal independence we still have is being taken ... |
FBIS3-32487_0 | Roundup of Economic Developments | Article Type:BFN [Editorial Report] The following is a compilation of reports on Cuban economic developments monitored through 2 February. Officials of the Cuban National Tourism Institute (Intur) and the Gaviota and Cubanacan enterprises participating in an international tourism fair in Madrid, Spain, gave details of ... |
FBIS3-32495_0 | Nongovernmental Group Supports | Language: Spanish Article Type:BFN [From the "Early News" newscast] [Text] A spokeswoman for the nongovernmental Salvadoran Human Rights Commission [CDHES] has said that organization shares the views on human rights in El Salvador expressed in the report presented by UN human rights expert Pedro Nikkem. [Name indistinc... |
FBIS3-32503_2 | Cuban Assembly President Views U.S. Embargo | political liberalization by way of cautious economic reforms, nevertheless said that so far there has been no direct official contact between the U.S. and Cuban governments. [sentence as received] According to Alarcon, Havana observes "the U.S. Government's language is changing." For example, Cuban authorities have tak... |
FBIS3-32509_3 | Increasing Prices To Absorb Currency Discussed | market. Yet there is a shortage. Way before cigarettes, I remember there began to be a shortage of rum. At the time, they claimed that there was a problem with the bottles. [Roque] That was the first problem. [Rodriguez] Yes, the first problem. Nevertheless, since then, we have seen other causes. The recent sugar harve... |
FBIS3-32509_4 | Increasing Prices To Absorb Currency Discussed | the very production of the domestic market. The domestic market has suffered, even though the international market has also suffered because when you distill molasses, you do not always obtain alcohol at a level of quality for that international market. Then there are two or three grades. When one reduces the amount of... |
FBIS3-32538_0 | Ministers To Try Preventing U.S. Trade Retaliation | Language: Portuguese Article Type:BFN [Article by correspondent Paulo Sotero] [Text] Washington -- The ministers of foreign affairs, Celso Amorim; finance, Fernando Henrique Cardoso; industry, commerce, and tourism, Elcio Alvares; and science and technology, Israel Vargas, will meet in the next 72 hours to discuss alte... |
FBIS3-32538_2 | Ministers To Try Preventing U.S. Trade Retaliation | he also will attend the meeting they will all hold together, scheduled in principle for 9 February. Foreign Minister Celso Amorim will personally tell Washington the final Brazilian answer after Carnival. The road to a negotiated solution is narrow but not closed, according to U.S. sources familiar with the negotiation... |
FBIS3-32539_2 | * Lula's Economic Planner Outlines Program | that it will initiate another long period in Brazil and disclose the structural characteristics that will dominate a lengthy new development process. It is only with those characteristics that we will be able to stabilize the national economy. [Alves] What would be the fundamental changes in the economy? [Benjamin] The... |
FBIS3-32545_1 | * Contraband Sales Cut Textile Industry Profits | money, but we still do not know how much," said Tejicondor President Abel Perez Gil in summing up 1993, a year that saw 3,000 workers laid off by the country's 500 textile companies. Perez reported that the company's sales were 18 percent lower than anticipated at the start of 1993. Last year, only 41 billion pesos wor... |
FBIS3-32558_0 | Five Policemen, 20 Students Injured in Street Clashes | Language: Spanish Article Type:BFN [Text] Quito, 9 Feb (AFP) -- The police have reported that five policemen and 20 civilians were seriously injured today as a result of street riots by students and workers in this capital. Students and factory workers who were protesting the 71.2-percent increase in the price of a gal... |
FBIS3-32560_20 | Armed Forces Activities Viewed | consisting of rice, black beans, salad and either beef, fish, or chicken: It would not fair too badly in a food tasting contest with factory restaurants. The Air Force business hours start at 1300 so as to save money on meals. For lack of money for fuel, half of its pilots will not fly this year. Those who do will fly ... |
FBIS3-32573_0 | Havana Cites Possible U.S. Travel Ban Changes | Language: Spanish Article Type:BFN [Text] The possible decision by President Bill Clinton to eliminate some restrictions for American travel to Cuba far from implies a change in the blockade policy against Cuba. Saul Landau, specialist at the Political Studies Center in Washington, said it would be a mistake to interpr... |
FBIS3-32574_2 | Interview Conducted With U.S. Visa Applicants | of there in tears -- all emotionally upset because after all those things, to have them say to you: You cannot go! [You think:] Let's see if I get lucky tomorrow and will be able to go. And the luck (?involved in) having them say yes to me! If they say no to me, then I will have spent all those months in vain. That is ... |
FBIS3-32578_0 | Visiting French Delegation Leader Interviewed | Language: Spanish Article Type:BFN [Text] The delegation of French businessmen-employers, the largest to have visited Cuba, today met with ministers and representatives of Cuban firms. A few minutes ago, journalist Jose Luis Rumbaud talked to Jean Pierre Desgeorges, who is heading this delegation. [Begin recording] [De... |
FBIS3-32589_0 | Activist Blames International Community for Abuses | Language: French Article Type:BFN [Text] Over 80 persons were killed for political reasons in one month in Port-au-Prince alone, notably in the populous neighborhoods of Cite Soleil and Carrefour-Feuilles, a human rights activist told the Haitian Press Agency. This personality, who wished to remain anonymous for securi... |
FBIS3-32600_1 | Editorial Compares U.S. Embargoes on Vietnam, Cuba | mainly for historical reasons. Little remains of the differences that led the two countries to war in the 1960's and 1970's. Vietnam has withdrawn its troops from Cambodia. With a single party system, and without worrying about subjects like human rights, Vietnam has gradually opened its market to the rest of the world... |
FBIS3-32624_5 | * Industry, Business Surveyed on Production, Outlook | the outlook for businessmen improved substantially, considering the fact that, in the second quarter of last year, only 29.2 percent of those interviewed in the Economic Opinion Poll claimed that their production had risen. Another indicator that there are winds of recovery (albeit mild) relates to the performance of p... |
FBIS3-32624_12 | * Industry, Business Surveyed on Production, Outlook | to be one of those most damaged by insecurity. This was the view of 50 percent of those interviewed. Revaluation a Worry Another problem that is still besetting the improved performance of the Colombian economy is the apertura process, which has been translated into greater competition for national products. The econom... |
FBIS3-32632_0 | Commentary Criticizes U.S. Immigration Policies | Language: Spanish Article Type:BFN [Commentary by Miguel Angel De la Guardia from the "Evening Information Review" newscast] [Text] Cuba has already denounced the myth that Cubans cannot voluntarily leave their country before the United Nations and all other public forums it has access to. It is a myth created by react... |
FBIS3-32633_0 | Poll Reveals Change in National Currency, Taxes Favored | Language: Spanish Article Type:BFN [Text] A poll conducted by the Social, Political, and Opinions Study Center of Cuba [Centro de Estudios Sociopoliticos y de Opinion de Cuba] has revealed, in the framework of ongoing analyses to introduce economic reforms in the island, that 38 percent of Cubans favor a change in the ... |
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