European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday february 13.1990 rioting erupts in soviet asian Republic Moscow a the capital of the soviet asian Republic of Tadeh Kislan erupted in rioting monday with mobs angry Over rumours that armenian Refu gees were gelling preferential treatment official sources said. There were deaths and do ens of injuries reported. The government imposed a state of emergency and a 10 . To 6 . Cur few in the City of Dushanbe to quell mass disorders and pogroms and acts of arson and  the official Tass news Agency said. Armoured vehicles were brought into the cily Center which was Calm late today said mus afar mad Zhidov correspondent for official radio and to in Dushanbe. He said an unknown number of people had been killed and More than 70 injured. Rioting erupted after two rallies in a 24-hour period Over rumours that army Nian refugees from bloody ethnic strife in the caucasus Region were being Given preference for new housing. Mad Zhidov said in a Telephone interview. Members of the crowd shouted Down with the armenians he said. Armenians a predominantly Chris Tian people have been involved for the past two years in a bloody dispute with predominantly moslem Azor Batianis Over control of the Magorno Karabash Region of Azerbaijan. More than 200 people have been killed in armenian and Azerbaijan since Jan. 13, and president Mikhail s. Gorba Chev was forced to Send thousands of soldiers into the Southern Region to impose control. But until now. There had been no re ports that the trouble had spread to the predominantly moslem republics of so Viet Central Asia like Kadzhi Kristan. The Kadzhi Kristan communist party Leader Zakhar a Khramov. Appeared before a crowd that gathered sunday out Side party Headquarters in Dushanbe and asked for 24 hours to investigate the re mors. Mad Zhidov said. Another crowd gathered monday but ignored his report that All but one arme Nian refugee already had left Dushanbe he said. They pelted the party Headquarters with stones breaking All the windows and then went on a rampage through shops located nearby he said. Police fired in the air to disperse the crowd but the rioting continued until armoured vehicles brought soldiers a about 10 ., when the curfew was imposed mad Zhidov said. He did not know exactly How the casualties occurred. There were no reports that the Vio Lence had spread from the City of a half million people to of her parts of the re Public he said. Residents of Dushanbe reached by phone corroborated mad Zhidov s report but said there had been rioting in suburbs of the capital As Well. Tass said Kadzhi Kristan Interior min ister m. Navy Cuvanov had been appointed military commandant of the City. It did not give any of her details of the unrest. Families in Kadzhi Kristan a Small mountainous Republic bordering China and Afghanistan traditionally Are Large and there is a critical shortage of hous ing. Mandela from Page 1 Mandela would appear. Or. Selma Browdy. Running a first Aid station said several dozen people were treated for minor injuries and dehydration. Police reported Aboul 30 deaths in unrest around the country since Daybreak sunday including a clash Between police and looters in Cape town that left one Lack dead and More than 100 people injured. Early monday a policeman killed a Black Man after being cornered by a group carrying bricks and clubs. In another incident a bomb blast damaged a ticket office Al a Cape town stadium where an English Crick Al team was due to play this week in Defiance of the inc National sports , Al his news conference said the White government s intention when it jailed him and other Anc leaders was thai we should be  instead his release from prison was covered by journalists from around the world As an event thai could Lead to sweeping political changes in South Africa. I am absolutely excited to be  he said. Mandela denied any conflict Between his commit Mentlo peaceful solutions and his endorsement of the Anc s guerrilla  have committed myself to the promotion of peace in the country. Bui i have done so As part and parcel of the decisions and Campaign thai have been taken by the Anc. The armed struggle is a defensive act against  Anc s bombing and sabotage Campaign launched by Mandela and his colleagues in 1961. Has been nearly dormant in the past year although the movement has refused 10 confirm that it is scaling Back its military  reaffirmed his support for the Anc s com film Cal to nationalization of South Africa s mines and for continued economic sanctions until inc government dismantled inc institutionalized racism of apartheid. World leaders applauded Mandela s release As a turning Point but Many argued thai International sanctions were still needed to nudge the country to Ward majority  was alone in calling for an casing of sanctions. President Bush said it was time for rejoicing Over Mandela s Freedom bul not for deciding whether to keep up stiff . Sanctions. He called Mandela and invited him to  told reporters thai his years in prison were hard. I have loss a great Deal Over these 27 years Andy wife has been under All sorts of pressure he said la s nol a Nice feeling for a Man to Sec his family struggling without dignity without a Man  he described do Klerk who on feb. 2 lifted a 30 year ban on inc Anc. As a Man of  if or. Do Klerk is Able to carry the National party with him in inc new line he has Laken he wants to normalize inc situation As soon As possible Ihen \ think very soon we will be Able to begin Negolia Lions Mandela  said he wanted to travel soon to Lusaka Zambia to consult with the Anc s exiled leadership. He said he had no right to decide Nilal rally whal role he would  he stressed thai Whites should not fear the Anc repealing a theme of a speech he made in Cape town after his  Are fellow South africans he said. We want Ihm to feel  was greeted by hundreds of jubilant supporters sunday when hand in hand with his wife Winnie he walked through the gales of Victor Wersler prison in Pearl. 35 Miles from Cape town. Soviet official urges expanding open skies plan to sea space Ottawa Canada a soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze speaking at the Start of the open skies conference monday called on participants to con Sider expanding inc Mutual surveillance concept to oceans and  sea launched nuclear weapons inc darkest Cor Ner of arms control efforts Shevardnadze said there can never be too much  conference Al which Easl and West bloc leaders Hope to reach agric men on details of surveillance plane overflights opened after separate closed door nato and Warsaw Pacl evening briefings by each bloc s leaders. Shevardnadze and . Secretary of state James Baker said conference delegates would take the Opportunity to meet on a Range of issues notably the reunification of Germany and the Vienna Austria talks on conventional  open skies plan would allow unarmed surveil Lance planes to Fly Over each Alliance country s territory. Each country would be allowed at least one flight every rec months. And larger countries would allow several monthly nights. It is not linked formally to any of her treaty negotiations. Bul the gathering of All 23 nato and Warsaw pact members has provided the first forum for direct meetings since . And soviet leaders proposed sharper troop cuts amid a rapidly changing political landscape in  communist leaders in nearly every Warsaw pact country have lost Power in the last year since presi Dent Bush resurrected inc open skies idea of inc 1950s."il potentially is the most ambitious measure to build Confidence that we have Ever taken Baker said in open ing  believe in can build Confidence and Prudi Cabili by Shevardnadze echoed. We should not close the door to of her discussions the open skies plan already has been agreed to in principle. But a subsequent soviet proposal calling for alliances to share the flights and All the information has complicated the talks. Nato has said each bloc should make their flights spa rally and share data Only within i hair alliances Al though Host countries would be Able to put inspectors on inc planes and inspect the aircraft before the Fligl. Summit from Page 1 certainly would. But 1 have the feeling. They feel that can talk to each other without inc . Catalytic role. Bul sure if we could be helpful in a Way of that nature Ihen  in an opening statement. Bush tossed a bouquet Al Gorbachev and his communist colleagues in Moscow embracing their movement toward pluralism last week when the communist party endorsed a plan to give up its monopoly on Power in inc Sovil Union. Bush who had called for deep Force culs in Europe nonetheless rejected Gorbachev s Counci proposal that would have icel both sides with 195,000 troops in Europe. To attain this level. Gorbachev wanted the United sales to recall 30,000 troops in count pics Garcal Britain Italy. Greece and Turkey nol covered under the original negotiations. The president said the disagree Mcnol did t amount loan impasse in the negotiations saying this is the Way it  Bush hailed Gorbachev s declaration thai germans should decide i hair own Fate and said the time was not yet right for a meeting of the four nations who hold occupation rights As a result of world War ii the soviet Union the uni cd slates France and England. The president also said that if East Germany was to join West Germany in a unified Nalion the new Ger Many should be a member of nato. He said there was flexibility on where Western troops could be Posi lined within inc new country. Leaders from Page 1 Hal May Cost $300 billion or  also will urge Hal the West German Mark be introduced As East Germany s Legal currency inc offi Cial  measure has run into heavy criticism from economists throughout the country. Professor Lutz Hoffmann wrote in inc Frankfurter ally Meine a Clung Hal rapid economic and monetary unification would throw 5 million workers out of work in Bolh Germany. The Berlin professor said Wesl Germany would be forced to pay inc   response to such criticism a spokesman for the ministry of finance said that introduction of inc West German Mark in East Germany would have to be accompanied by other widespread reforms. East Germany Musl in Roduco a free Market sys tem the spokesman said. We expect them to have prices regulated by the rules of the Market abolish subsidies Freedom of Trade breaking up of the state conglomerates removal of the slate monopoly on foreign Trade introduction of an unemployment system and reforms of inc Legal tax property and monetary  Modrow who Heads a caretaker government has said he is sceptical of the Kohl plan. We re making the offer the spokesman for the press office said. In will be up to inc Easl German officials whether they take it or nol. We feel it s the Only route to follow. Any delays will Only make the entire business of restoring the East Germany econ omy More  Kohl also plans to Tell Modrow about saturday s meeting Balw can Sovil president Mikhail Gorbachev and West German leadership. During the meeting Gorbachev said in was up to inc two Germany to work Oul their  week s Mcculings Mark the second round of talks by the two leaders since december when Kohl made an emotional visit to Dresden a City fire bombed by the allies in february 1945