Situation in the Baltic States

Members of the foreign legislatures of several Eastern European states answered questions from reporters on the current situation in the Baltic states in the National Press Club. The diplomats were in the United States to attend a trade and economics seminar sponsored by the Geonomics Institute. Earlier in the day, they had discussed the current situation in the Baltic states with President Bush in the White House. Mr. Godmanis said their discussion with the president proved to their satisfaction that the United States supported the democratic independence movements in the Baltic states. Mr. Savissar, speaking through an interpreter, also said he felt the president supported the independence movements in the Baltic states. They both discussed the possibility of creating a bank specifically for states in Eastern Europe for the distribution of financial aid to the beleaguered states. Mr. Savissar called for a new Marshall Plan to help the Baltic states as they emerge from decades of economic stagnation under their communist regimes.