European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes monday june 2.1966 soviet defense minister invited to visit . Washington api defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger  he Hopes his invitation to inc soviet defense minister to Visil the United slates will Blossom Imo Mutual Viiu by the two nations uniformed officers and Purl Calls by their ships. Sergei Suk Liiv the defense minister. Kits not yet responded to the offer officials said. Weinberger wrote congressional leaders in a letter dated april 2.1 of his decision 10 invite Sokolov to the uni cd states but the move was not confirmed by Pentagon spokesman Robert Sims until Friday Pentagon officials said they believed a visit by Sokolov would be the first to the United state by a soviet military chief. In his letter to the chairmen of the House and Senate armed services committees. Weinberger wrote a first step to improved relations would be a meeting Between inc soviet defense minister and myself and i have invited marshal Sokolov to visit Trie United states this  if Sokolov accents the invitation and the meeting proves beneficial Weinberger told congressional leaders it could he followed by a meeting of High level uniformed Mili tary  if the soviets arc willing to consider reciprocal visits by american military leaders Weinberger said the defense department in urn would consider inviting Sovil officers to Visil and lecture Al military academies and consider starting a program of ship visits to each country s ports. Exchanges will not and cannot Chance the underlying causes of our adversarial relationship Weinberger said. Exchanges however May Allu us to understand each other belter and to address m