WORLD : EC to Send Food Aid to Soviets
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BRUSSELS —
The European Community is ready to give the Soviet Union up to $2 billion in food aid, a Belgian Foreign Ministry spokesman said today.
EC foreign ministers agreed in principle to give the aid at a meeting Tuesday, the spokesman said, confirming remarks made by Belgian Foreign Minister Mark Eyskens.
“There was a consensus on the principle of sending food aid,” the spokesman said. Eyskens said the help necessary will amount to between $1 billion and $2 billion, he added.
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