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End Note: "The Spirit of Vilnius" by Paul Goble
For the first time, the countries between the Baltic and the
Black Seas have found a common voice, one that will help them to
integrate into the West, even as they smooth their relations with one
another and with Moscow. At a meeting in Vilnius on 5 and 6
September, the presidents of 10 countries in the region sharply
criticized the retreat from democratic reforms in Belarus. They
stressed they want to work with both Russia and the West. And they
committed themselves to broader regional cooperation. . . . from Endnote to RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol 1, No. 112, Part I, 8 September 1997 refer to the RFE/RL Web site for the complete text.
The conference participants discussed the state of legislative and local governing bodies in Central Europe and measures in the field of crime prevention. Messrs Sharetsky and Shushkevich made reports on the two issues.
Sharetsky and Shushkevich also met with the delegations of Austria, Moldova, Poland, Ukraine and some other countries. Aleksandr Moroz told the Supreme Soviet leaders that he feared that the totalitarian regime which was being established in Belarus, may spread to Ukraine. He also expressed his surprise with actions of some Ukrainian parliamentarians who have recently met with the leaders of the Belarusian National Assembly in Mensk disregarding the 13th Supreme Soviet. information from BelaPAN (Mensk, Belarus), No.88; Wednesday, October 29, 1997; 6:00 p.m.
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