RFE/RL Daily Report
                   No. 175, 14 September 1994


SLOVAK PRIME MINISTER MEETS WITH FOREIGN JOURNALISTS. Jozef
Moravcik told foreign journalists in Bratislava on 13 September
that Slovakia needs "the spirit of cooperation among its political
parties and not the spirit of confrontation." He said that while
he could imagine becoming an opposition politician after the
upcoming parliamentary elections, the continuation of the current
government coalition would be ideal for Slovakia. Moravcik argued
that the coalition's performance to date has shown that "political
groups in Slovakia can find a common language, despite differences
of opinion." Commenting on Slovakia's relations with the Czech
Republic, Moravcik said the only serious problems are the
uncertain fate of the Czech-Slovak clearing account, used for
payments in bilateral trade, and the division of former federal
property. The premier also said that "historic reconciliation"
between Hungary and Slovakia is a condition for integration into
Europe, though the Gabcikovo dam and the Hungarian minority in
Slovakia remain bones of contention. Moravcik emphasized that
Slovakia will promote the individual rights of ethnic Hungarians,
but he ruled out "regional autonomy" for the Hungarian minority.
Jiri Pehe, RFE/RL Inc.

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

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