UKRAINIAN-ROMANIAN TREATY HAILED IN THE WEST.

U.S. presidentBill Clinton, NATO secretary general Javier Solana, the EuropeanUnion’s presidency, and other European bodies have all issuedstatements welcoming the Ukrainian-Romanian good-neighborly relationstreaty signed on June 2. The statements characterize the treatyas a significant step toward consolidating regional and Europeanstability and overcoming past problems. (White House, NATO, EUpress releases, June 2-3) The treaty lays to rest territorialclaims, codifies ethnic minority rights, and founds two Euroregions.(See Monitor, June 2 & 3)

Afghanistan Update.