STOLTENBERG REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO LOUVRE ACCORD
Finance Minister Gerhard Stoltenberg
reaffirmed his commitment to the Louvre accord struck in Paris
where leading industrialised countries agreed to stabilise the
dollar around then current levels.
    He told a congress of West German tax advisers in Hamburg
the policy agreed in Paris has so far been successful in the
mark/dollar relationship.
    "We want to continue it (the policy)," Stoltenberg said.
According to a text of his remarks released in Bonn, he also
said trade tensions in specific branches had to be overcome and
he warned against any return to protectionism.
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