Magyar Külpolitikai Évkönyv, 2001

Communiqué issued by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs on the official Hungarian view concerning the Irish referendum on the Treaty of Nice 253 Briefings of June 12 and June 14 by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs on diplomatic steps towards Slovakia on the "Benefit Law" affecting Hungarians living in countries neighbouring Hungary 253 Government decision on Hungary's joining the Agreement on International Freight Transportation by Railways (SzMGSz

) and its adoption of the Statutes of the Organisation for Railways Cooperation (OSzZsD

) (2134/2001/VI. 15/Korm) 255 Government decision on the transit through Hungary of the Slovak peacekeeping contingent under the UNFICYP mission (2136/2001/VI. 15/Korm) 256 Government decision on the approval and promulgation of the Protocol on Additional Articles to the 1997 Hungarian-Austrian agreement on employment matters in the border zone areas (2151/2001/VI. 20/Korm) 256 Government decision on the approval and promulgation of the protocol on amending the 1999 agreement between the Governments of Hungary and Slovakia to promote the employment of their citizens in each other's country (2151/2001/VI. 20/Korm) 257 Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. János Martonyi concerning some press statements released in the wake of the adoption of the law applying to Hungarians living in countries bordering on Hungary 257 Government decision on the conclusion of an agreement on environmental protection between the Governments of the Republic of Hungary and the Russian Federation (2159/2001/VI. 27/Korm) 258 Government decision on the signing by Hungary of the INTERBUS Agreement on the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach and bus (2163/2001/VI. 27/Korm) 259 Statement by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs on the official Hungarian position concerning the extradition to the International Court of Justice of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic 259 July Foreign Ministry Communiqué on the adoption of a Slovak government initiative relating to consultations in connection with the law affecting Hungarians living in countries neighbouring Hungary 261 XXII