LITHUANIAN CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT APPROVED AND SWORN IN.

Lithuania’s new government yesterday had its program approved by parliament and was sworn in. The program envisages acceleration of market reforms, ambitious growth targets, all-out efforts to join the European Union and NATO, and close relations with Poland; relations with Russia or CIS are not mentioned. The government relies on a conservative majority of more than two thirds of the parliament. The left-of-center opposition described the program as "serving big capital." (BNS, Itar-Tass, December 10)

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