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US may offer more aid to CIS
WASHINGTON, Jan 22: Weighing a modest boost in US aid. President Bush is trying to convince nations rich and poor that they share a stake In helping the disintegrated Soviet Union overcome wrenching economic and political convulsions, reports AP.
Bush was the opening speaker Wednesday at a conference of 47 nations exploring strategies for speeding food, medicine and other assistance to the former Soviet republics.
"It's Important that we send them a message of hope." Secretary of State James A baker HI said on the eve of the two-day. foreign ministerlevel conference at the State Department.
Bush was considering another boost In US assistance but within limits imposed by problems at home, a senior administration official said. The United States has pledged 4.1 billion dollar mostly In credits for farm purchases. It was unclear when Bush might announce further assistance, but the official said it was being considered.
Bush's message was that turmoil and uncertainty plaguing the former republics are global problems requiring a re sponse from the nations of Asia, the Middle East and Latin America, as well as from the United States and Europe, of-
ficials said.
Bush faces pressures from opposing sides.
On the one hand, many re cession-weary Americans — 35 per cent according to a Gallup poll last month—say they feel the United States Is giving too much to the ex-Soviets.
On the other hand, some critics say the nation that leads the free world must do more.
Tensions already have surfaced among Western allies.
French President Francois Mitterrand criticised the meeting as "a bit superfluous."
Germany has pressed the United States to boost its contributions. Berlin also wants the United States to address the threat of anarchy or fascism if food and medical supplies fail short.
Japan
AFP adds: Large-scale Japanese aid to Russia is conditional on a resolution of the dispute over four islands off northern Japan which Tokyo claims, a Japanese official said here Tuesday.
The question of the four Kuril Islands which the Soviet Union occupied after Japan's defeat In World War Two formed part of the talks held Tuesday between Japanese Foreign Minister Michio
Watanabe and US Secretary of State James Baker
Baker told Watanabe that the United States will maintain Its policy line on the northern territories supporting the Japanese position. Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Press Division Director Seiji Morimoto said
Morimoto told a news brief ing after the meeting that the Japanese position was that as long as the territories issue is not solved, we are not in a po Sitton to offer large-scale co operation to the Russian re public.
Another AP copy adds : The following nations arc participating tn the two day confer ence
Argentina. Australia. Austria, Bahrain. Belgium, Brazil. Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada.' Czee hoslovakta. Denm-ark, Finland. France. Germany. Greece, Holy See (the Vatican). Hungary. Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy. Japan. South Korea, Kuwait, Luxembourg Malaysia. Mexico, the Netherlands. New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Rom-anla. Saudi Arabia. Singapore. Spain, Sweden. Switzerland. Thailand. Turkey, United Arab Emirates, the United Klng-dom. the United States arid Venezuela.
In addition, delegations from several international organisations, Including the United Nations, were attend-Jn£the conference.