Welcomes a number of the Government’s symbolic and go
odwill gestures and certain concrete steps in the areas of freedom of thought, conscience and religion, as well as protection of minorities and cultural rights; insists, however, that systematic improvements are needed in order fully to recognise the rights of minorities; in particular, encourage
s the Government to lend fresh impetus to the process of democratic opening, and calls on the oppositio
n constructively to support ...[+++] and engage in that process;