European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday july 31,1990 ians vote to to turn in arms Moscow apr armenian lawmakers have voted to defy president Mikhail s. Gorbachev a decree that armed groups must turn in Ioir. Weapons and disband a local activist disclosed sunday. Quot lawmakers on saturday gave preliminary approval to a Resolution that would suspend Gorbachev a decree on armenian territory As Well As in the disputed Region of Magorno Karabash a spokesman for the armenian National movement said. The measure was to be discussed further at the armenian parliaments session on monday the spokesman said in a Telephone interview from armenians capital of Yerevan. The spokesman who declined to give his name said the lawmakers believe the presidential de we Quot contradicts the armenian Constitution. Gorbachev issued a to decree wednesday giving illegal lbs Quot Quot armed militants across  15 Days to turn in their weapons or risk having them confiscated by local police officials of the or attacked military and civilian facile republics or Interior ministry troops. Ties. Soviet Interior minister Vadim a. A besides Armenia Baratin said Ille Katin said Friday that if armed groups gaily armed groups also operate in Mold disobey the order military Force will be Avia Georgia Azerbaijan Latvia Lith used. He referred specifically to armed mania and Estonia group . Baratin said Interior ministry troop he estimated to at 10,000 to 20,000 would be sent to republics re<tf6tffrig armenians were invoiced in illegally them and army ,$0u do go in if a armed groups but said Othef put the state of Emertio Sicy were declared. He figure at 40,000 and perhaps As Mack its said  officials Are swept up in 100,000. A Luff off he nationalism As their neighbors Baratin acknowledged there Couk a Quot an 1 a or a vye less to Stop ethnic fighting. Problems implementing Gorit Iteva a decree if Moscow de Al Nave the full cooperation of Teaf Public. The  news Agency reported Jan of Many armenian lawmakers sharply oppose the decree and some wanted to form an Independent armenian army during the 15 Days Given by Gorbachev. Gorbachev a decree encompassed All groups that threatened Peoples lives seized arms assaulted soldiers or police in armem&i5�?Tbroojjs have seized 6,000 firearms including b�5q0 automatic weapons Baratin said. R Interior ministry soldiers already patrol the Border Between Azerbaijan an Ltd Armenia. At least 200 people have been killed and Many thousands have been forced to flee their Homes in violence Between armenians and azerbaijanis in the past two years. Much of the bloodshed has been Over who should govern the Region of Magorno Karabash a mostly armenian enclave controlled by Azerbaijan since 1923. Meanwhile in the Republic of Georgia hundreds of protesters demanding immediate registration of political groups for multiparty elections were blocking trains at a key Railroad Hub. The protest which began thursday has stranded 30 passenger trains and 90 freight trains Laden with wheat Oil sugar meat and gasoline at the Sartre Dia railway Junction of the trans caucasian Railroad about 125 Miles Northwest of Tbilisi according to the communist party newspaper pravda. Quot confrontation has reached a dangerous line a communist party Leader Givi gum Hatidze said in a statement published m the georgian capital of Tbilisi and quoted try pravda. A forceful confrontation is not ruled out which May Lead to anarchy chaos and hard unpredictable consequences a the statement said. A. U Moscow apr 3o\hfefigident Mikhail a. Gorbachev urged the impatient rep uni in of print their own Money because that would damage Effort Tek Reform the banking and credit system. Gorbachev made the Appeal sunday in a directive setting in motion an analysis of the country a banking system to be conducted by officials from the republics and Moscow. It was a Milder form of action than Gorbachev has taken in similar directives aimed at the republics drives for greater autonomy or outright  Quot from the soviet  his Appeal Gorbachev said he wanted the republics to understand the Ive social economic consequences that  from breaking the United monetary  country releasing Money of the Republic to Atwould have a closed sphere of  the Baltic republics of Lithuania Latvia and Estonia All Are working on plans to print their own Money wac they press for Complete Independence from the soviet Kwiim earlier this month the ukrainian Republic also included  currency in its Decla ration of sovereignty. A but Jacques Delors chair Abs of nomic Community  looking for ways Tonolo the soviet a Potafiy said during a visit to Moscow on jul a that it would be a Quot devastating blow to soviet efforts to integrate into the world Economy if republics soviet currency started printing their own Money. Quot to Complete the building of a. European com. Unity we decide Date Tiete a single financial sys Monthe ukrainian Republic Tei jul Toucie currency a he said. Quot this also. Makes it possible to play a More Active part on the International  Delors added Quot that is Why we said we were sur. A ised on hearing that the Ukraine and other republics to Wiff two produce their own currencies. I think that at this stage of economic reforms that step would have devastating  Mandela says plot claim is ploy by government Soweto South Africa apr Nelson Mandela on sunday accused the government of using an alleged communist conspiracy to delay peace talks. He spoke before tens of thousands of people celebrating the launch of the South african communist party Mandela said the government is trying to whip up hysteria Wijt a claim that communist members of his african National Congress have plotted to seize Power. Quot to suggest. That these outstanding sons and daughters of our people Harbor ideas of unilateral military action against the peace process is. An insult manufactured by the enemies of democracy Quot Mandela said it Mandela also stressed that the Anc is not a marxist movement although Many communists hold senior positions in the Anc government officials in Pretoria said they were studying Mandela a charges and had no immediate response. Communist party officials said they were committed Tea negotiated solution  africans racial divisions. Trinidad from Page 1 parliament. Hundreds of government troops were patrolling around the building. Coup Leader Abu Bakr a former policeman in his mid-40s, claims Robinsons government is corrupt and undemocratic. He said on television Friday that the coup was intended to Stop Quot poverty and the destruction of Trinidad and Tobago. The Caribbean nation is plagued by unemployment of about 22 percent and food prices which have skyrocketed 25 percent in the past year. As negotiations continued sunday the port of Spain area was beset by fires scattered shooting and widespread looting in some  of looters ransacked stores and factories in several Eastern suburbs making off with food refrigerators video recorders and television sets. Some loaded their cars with stolen goods and drove off. Looters also hit the five Square Block downtown shopping District where damage and losses were estimated at $50 million radio 610 reported. It did not say How the figure was calculated. Anglican Bishop Clive Abdullah broadcast an Appeal for an end to the looting. Quot my heart goes out to those who Are hungry and have to enter places to take foodstuffs. I can perhaps ask gods forgiveness for this Quot he said. Quot but when you line up a Convoy of vehicles to take away items like refrigerators television sets and videos that is not  a government curfew imposed saturday by a state of emergency mobilized the country a 5,000-member army and 1,500-member police Force. A curfew allows Holiday inn three blocks from the parliament building said they were More bored As a result of the curfew restrictions than afraid of the violence. There a nothing to do. The hotel is Nice but i did no to come Here to sit inside a hotel doing nothing a said Rhonda Isaacs a native of Guyana now living m new York City. Isaacs said her two children 11 and 13, have been spending their time swimming in the hotel Pool or watching television. The family had intended to return Home from a 3-week vacation on aug. 9, but now wanted to leave As soon As possible she said. Craig Means a Silver Spring md., dentist Here As a the Quot a a. Snot Side the hotel but otherwise no problems. _ r Spring h consultant to the dental school at the University of the West indies said there had been sporadic gunfire out people on the streets from 1-3 . Daily. Some of the 11. Americans staying at the Harbor Side radio 610 said Quot scores of people had been injured in fighting associated with the coup. The red Cross appealed for blood donations to treat the wounded. But most residents were too afraid to leave their Homes. An administrator at the port a Spain general Hospital said at least five people wounded during the overthrow attempt died sunday. The offer Robinson reportedly made to the rebels was described by Jones Madeira director of the government television station who is also a hostage. 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