21.   American, British and Swedish companies are being considered for the purchase of weapons to equip the airplanes, Hungarian government officials said.

22.   But Hungarian government officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the request to postpone the talks came from the Slovak side.

23.   But relations were further burdened by subsequent Hungarian government support for some sort of autonomous status for Slovak Hungarians.

24.   But the move could exacerbate relations not only between the Romanian majority and the Hungarian minority but also between Romania and the Hungarian government in Budapest.

25.   Ferenc also faces a possible fine from the Hungarian government for illegally crossing the border.

26.   Hargitay is the former honorary consul for the Hungarian government in Zurich, Switzerland.

27.   Hungarian wheat is subsidized by the Hungarian government, and is cheaper to purchase than that produced in Romania.

28.   In a separate development the Hungarian government on Monday joined the Europen Union-imposed oil embargo against Yugoslavia.

29.   In an about-face, the Hungarian government is calling for a binding referendum on whether the country should join NATO, the premier said Thursday.

30.   In Budapest, Hungarian government commissioner Janos Goenczy said the heavy metal contamination had entered the Tisza River east of the cyanide spill.