OMRI DAILY DIGEST
No. 105, 30 May 1996

ESTONIA, SLOVAKIA SIGN FREE TRADE ACCORD. Estonian and Slovak Foreign
Ministers Siim Kallas and Juraj Schenk signed a free trade agreement in
Tallinn on 29 May, BNS reported. Schenk's one-day trip was the first
official visit between the two states. He also held talks with Estonian
Prime Minister Tiit Vahi. Schenk invited Estonia to join the Central
European Free Trade Association (CEFTA) whose current members are
Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Slovenia. He noted
that European integration does not only mean EU expansion but also
regional cooperation. He predicted that CEFTA will grow into a vast
liberal market uniting 150 million people. -- Saulius Girnius

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