European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday March 21,1991 the stars and stripes b Page 9 czechoslovakian president Vaclav Havel right and belgian prime minister Wilfried Martens far left review troops tuesday with an unidentified belgian officer at the palais do egmont in Brussels. Havel s visit to nato expected to Foster Good will but Little else by David Tarrant Brussels Bureau Brussels Belgium a a visit to nato Headquarters thursday by czechoslovakian president Vaclav Havel should strengthen relations Between the Alliance and its former Warsaw pact enemy Western officials said. But the meeting the first by an Eastern european head of state will not Lead to some Type of Security arrangement with Czechoslovakia or an offer of an associate membership with nato Alliance sources said. A your Job is not to build a new military confrontation across Europe but rather to try and achieve conditions in which they Eastern Europe wont have to worry about being attacked a said a senior nato Diplomat. At a nato Summit in London last july the Alliance invited Warsaw pact leaders to visit Brussels and to establish a diplomatic Liaison with nato. A special invitation was issued to soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev but a visit by the so Viet Leader has not yet been arranged. Polish president Lech Walesa is expected to visit nato in the near future a senior nato official said. All six former Warsaw pact countries a the soviet Union Poland Czechoslovakia Hungary Romania and Bulgaria a have set up diplomatic Liaison missions with nato. But nato does not want to offer much More at this time. For one reason they do not want to appear to be isolating the soviet Union a nato Diplomat said. A we do not intend to declare a sort of a Wall against the soviet Union a along the polish Border. That a not in anyone a interest a the Diplomat said. Therefore nato Secretary general Manfred Worner will discuss with Havel ways to Foster a new Security Environ Niento for the emerging Eastern european democracies. That environment will be shaped in Large part by the evolving conference on Security and cooperation in Europe which is charged with improving relations in Security economic cooperation and human rights. The 35-nation organization which includes All of Europe As Well As the United states and Canada can serve As a Bridge to the West for the nations of Eastern Europe Alliance sources said. For his part Havel a visit signals his general interest in fostering closer ties to the West said Bill Wallace director of the Institute for soviet and East european studies in Glasgow Scotland. All of the East european countries a Are anxious to move Westward in All sorts of senses a he said. A they would certainly like at least associate membership in the european Community and eventually full Eastern european countries also want to distance themselves from the soviet Union because of the economic and political chaos in the country Wallace said. A in coming to talk to nato its just one of a series of moves a Wallace said. A it makes sense for Eastern europeans to indicate that they exist and they might be interested in some future form of organization and nothing should be done to exclude them or Force them unclaimed baggage Offenbach Germany a warehouse personnel Are trying to match up Servic members and civilians in Europe with their unclaimed baggage a v corps spokesman said. Baggage left unclaimed after 300 Days is subject to disposal. No further storage is authorized. 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Phillips Michael. A Pollock Isiah a Mcgee Robert Radford Lynn Richey Timothy m. Roberts Lester Rodriguez Luis Selfe Larry. Shattan Joel Sladge Anita Tanner Larry Torrey Timothy Wilson Thomas Zarate Zsaza Jai rallies refusing to pursue arms talks official says Brussels Belgium apr despite soviet moves to explain non compliance with a new disarmament Accord nato allies still will not pursue other arms negotiations until the dispute is settled officials said tuesday. A we will continue with no business As usual until the soviets allow us to assume the treaty is being implemented a said a nato Diplomat who requested anonymity. The historic agreement was signed last november in Paris by the 22 nations of the North Atlantic treaty organization and the Warsaw pact to reduce sharply the level of tanks artillery and other non nuclear weapons in Europe. But soon after signing Western officials raised ques. Tons about the soviets compliance with the cafe conventional forces in Europe Accord. They contended that the Kremlin moved thousands of tanks outside the treaty area and exempted other units from the official count. With no satisfactory explanations from the Kremlin the Western allies have refused to go ahead with follow up negotiations to reduce the number of soldiers stationed in Europe. Arms negotiators will meet thursday in Vienna Austria to take Stock of the situation but nato officials said no movement was expected and both sides would Likely restate their positions. A because of our disappointment Over the soviet position we have refused to pursue the negotiations formally a the nato Diplomat said. Another Alliance source also requesting anonymity said a they have to adhere to that treaty and As Long As that does no to happen we cannot do business. With Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii brought up the treaty dispute during his recent visit to Moscow but Little Progress was reported. The nato Diplomat who like others at the Alliance was briefed on the Baker trip said soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev unlike in the past acknowledged that there was a dispute Over compliance with the treaty. A a a Gorbachev this time did accept that it was a problem a he said. Lengthy discussions Between . And soviet arms experts appeared to have led to a an understanding by the soviets that they need to Settle the Issue he said. A we now feel that we Are at a Point where the soviets Are actually talking about it and that a the one Bright Point a he said. Still he said the soviets have not shifted their Posi Tion enough to allow the Western allies to open new talks on reducing the number of forces stationed in Europe. A a there were some suggestions of movement but not movement which we consider acceptable a he said. The 16 nato nations contend that the Kremlin tried to get around the new Accord by transferring three motorized infantry divisions of about 1,000 tanks to Shore defences. Naval forces Are not covered by the agreement. A they have tried to justify. Why they named these three divisions As naval divisions a the nato source said. A but that is absolutely not the units Transfer was made just before the signing of the treaty officials said. The Western Alliance has also questioned soviet claims about the number of its forces in Europe and its shifting of thousands of tanks to East of the ural mountains before the cuts were due to be made. The Accord covers an area spanning the Atlantic Ocean in Western Europe to the urals deep in the soviet Union. The nato Diplomat said this Issue was much less worrisome to the West than renaming the infantry divisions As naval forces. A it was a Clear Effort to put something in a category which be covered a he said
