LATVIA ESTABLISHES WORKING GROUP ON BORDERS.

Publication: Monitor Volume: 1 Issue: 13

Although Yeltsin has disbandedthe Russian delegations that had been talking with the Baltic governments,Riga has decided to set up a special working group for discussions withMoscow on border issues, BNS reported May 16. The news service also reportedthat the Latvian parliament had agreed to new rules at the Latvian-Lithuanianborder. Crossings there–which often took many hours–had been a source offriction between the two countries.

Lithuanian Army Starved For Funds.