the Commission on Human Rights, indicating that the new democracy in Romania was based on equality in law for all citizens and stressing the need to assure the rights of people belonging to national minorities; a declaration on the rights of national minorities had been adopted, a law on minorities was being drawn up and a ministry for minorities was being set up. The Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe was also dealing with the question of minorities. 2. He recalled the background to his report, as set forth in paragraph 5, and drew attention to the guidelines suggested in the working paper prepared by Mrs. Palley (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1989/43) and stated in paragraph 9 of his report. As indicated in paragraph 7, the emphasis of the study would not be on the rights to be adopted for minorities, but on the handling of minority situations in real life, and the experience obtained at the national level. The idea was to examine national experience in order to try to construct models or approaches for peaceful and constructive solutions of minority situations. It would therefore be necessary to consider not only rights but, more important, institutions established and procedures used to deal with minority problems, in order to explore the usefulness and the possibilities of improvement • . 3. In section III of his report, he had indicated some basic issues, in particular the need to protect the fundamental freedoms and human rights of all individuals, whether members of minorities or majorities. The study would not deal with the issue of the definition of minorities. He also drew attention to paragraphs 17 to 23, in particular paragraphs 20, 21, 22 and 23, concerning the problems involved in deciding whether to go beyond article 27 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the rights and protections of national minorities in Romania and the international efforts to address minority issues. It mentions the Commission on Human Rights, the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, and the importance of protecting fundamental freedoms and human rights. The text does not seem to be related to economic development, natural resources, or industry, and it does not have a focus on agriculture, forestry, fishing, or transport and communication.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education