for the exercise of their rights, his country also bore a special responsibility for the fate of those millions of Hungarians whom the upheavals of history had left outside its borders. The circumstances of national, ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities were different in different parts of the world. The action taken by different countries was influenced and determined by their own situations and internal conditions. Hungary therefore sought to elaborate, through joint efforts, a set of obligations in respect of national, ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities that could be acceptable to all -an international set of political and legal rules that would create practical possibilities for national minorities to preserve and develop their identity and to exercise their individual and collective rights, with an effective mechanism for monitoring implementation. Hungary hoped that the final text of the draft submitted by Hungary, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Italy and Yugoslavia to the Copenhagen Meeting of the Conference on the Human Dimension of the CSCE in June 1990 would lead to a satisfactory solution and to a regular follow-up of the problem, which had great significance for the future stability of Europe. Hungarian delegations had precise instructions to do their utmost to promote the codification of internationally binding rules E/CN.4/Sub.2/l990/SR.8 page 8 for the protection of the individual and collective rights of national, ethnic, religious and linguistic mihorities. His delegation was therefore particularly anxious to assist the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Eide, in his important and difficult task. 35. Mr. PATAUT (International Federation of Human Rights), after welcoming the approach adopted by Mr. Eide in his progress report (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/46), recalled that at the most recent session of the Commission on Human Rights the International Federation of Human Rights (IFHR) had drawn attention to the urgent need to establish a body to promote a dialogue in critical situations involving minorities. It had accordingly 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the rights and protection of national, ethnic, religious, and linguistic minorities, highlighting the importance of establishing internationally binding rules and mechanisms for monitoring implementation. This suggests that the category is related to human rights and international cooperation.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Human rights