text: 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. REUTER
target: STOLTENBERG REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO LOUVRE ACCORD