European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday april 8, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 3u.s. Presence in Europe called vital  Cruger Mediterranean Bureau Rome a a French Admiral told the 15th North Atlantic treaty organization symposium on monday that the . Military presence in Europe a remains Indis sensible As a guarantee of the strength of the trans Atlantic links securing Western Europe a defense. Fleet adm. Jacques Lanade chief of staff of the French armed forces emphasized that France believes the defense of Western Europe can be conceived Only in the context of the Atlantic Alliance. But Lanade also said the new architecture of european Security must be built a not just around nato a but by using the conference on Security and cooperation in Europe and the 12 nations of the european Community. The Csc is a 51-nation european organization devoted to human rights economic Reform and Security. Its members include the United states Canada every european country and successor states to the former soviet Union. A Only the Csc seems to be the right forum since the Atlantic Alliance or the european Community include Only some of the european nations. These organizations Are different from the Csc and have different locations a he said. Lanade told the 250 participants at the symposiums opening session that the role of the Csc must be confirmed so that the organization becomes the main forum for european Security problems. Last december nato foreign ministers agreed that the Alliance and the Csc countries needed to come closer together. The two Day symposium is held annually and alternates Between the National defense University in Washington and the nato defense College in Rome. Participants include the student body of the nato defense College High ranking military officers and civilians from nato countries plus 20 Active duty officers from the former soviet Union and sex Warsaw pact countries. Ambassador Gebhardt von Moltke natos assistant Secretary general for political affairs warned that the military forces of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe a particularly those of the successor states of the soviet Union a will always be a potential danger to the forces of democracy and Reform until they come under civilian control become purely defensive operations and Are brought into closer cooperation with Western societies. If nato can help the states in Central and Eastern Europe and in the former soviet Union to become stable and prosperous democracies the German Diplomat said it a will tip the Scales in favor of our democratic values on a global scale and open up immense prospects for Trade development and human  a third speaker retired Gen. Hans Henning von Sandr Art one time chief of staff of the German army and former commander of Allied forces Central Europe told the symposium that he expects that crisis and conflict will mostly Lead to multinational reactions. These could come in the form of and hoc coalitions lasting coalitions such As nato or the nine member Western european Union or a combination of both he said. A one reason for this growing internationalism May be that most states Are no longer willing to shoulder the unpopular Burden of unilateral military action a von Sandr Art said. The retired general said it remains a delicate political task to coordinate the myriad and partly overlapping responsibilities and ambitions of organizations such As the Csc nato Western european Union the european Community the North Atlantic cooperation Council and the Council of Europe. Because of this von Sandr Art added a for the time being and for the foreseeable future nato with its proven and experienced political and military Structure is the Only actor who can provide a real Security and defense guarantee to its  Sas Michael Abram Gen. Colin l. Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff reviews German troops at a ceremony in  receives rare medal from germans by de Reavis staff writer Bonn Germany a chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Gen. Colin l. Powell was honoured tuesday with one of the highest medals the German government can bestow. At a Brief ceremony at the German defense ministry Powell 55, was awarded the grand Cross of the order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany by German defense minister Volker Riiho. Rishe said Powell had earned the award for his commendable work in conjunction with German american defense within the nato framework. A spokesman for the German protocol office described the medal As a very rare. Only foreign ministers and Heads of states Are Given medals of higher  after the award the German Honor guard held a Parade ceremony for Powell on the ministry grounds. He met monday with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Powell a counterpart Gen. Klaus Naumann chief of staff of the German army. As Naumann a guest Powell visited German units in Berlin and in Lehnin in former East Germany and discussed the new nato strategy a spokesman for the German defense ministry said. Powell left Germany around noon for lunch with his French counterpart in Paris. He was scheduled to address the Institute for strategic studies in London later tuesday. Today Powell is scheduled to address a Catholic organization in  warns of chaos if Powers curbed Moscow apr president Boris n. Yeltsin warned the russian Congress on tuesday against reducing his Powers and tried to fend off hard line critics by speeding up formation of a separate russian army. In a rambling hour Long speech Yeltsin said efforts in the Congress of Peoples deputies to take away his Broad Powers could endanger russians economic reforms and a plunge the country into  he appeared Calm but unusually defensive and spoke less forcefully than usual. He repeatedly expressed willingness to Compromise and Correct mistakes while insisting that the transition to a Market Economy must continue. A the government intends to continue its policy however hard it May be with All the harsh criticism and opposition from conservative forces a he said. A we Are prepared to listen attentively to All re Marks and proposals. We Are open to fair and constructive  Yeltsin is fighting a movement in the 1,046-member parliament to Call a vote of no Confidence in his government and adopt a Constitution that would eliminate his authority to Issue economic decrees. He won an initial Victory monday by keeping a no Confidence vote off the Agenda but his opponents said they would continue trying All week to Force the resignation of his Cabinet. Yeltsin is in no danger of losing the presidency. But he could be pushed a either during or after the legislative session a into giving up his Post As prime minister and thoroughly revamping the Cabinet that he lightly shuffled last week. Yeltsin a chief of staff Yuri Petrov has submitted his resignation but Yeltsin has not yet accepted it the Independent inter fax news Agency reported tuesday Cit ing Anonymous sources. Petrov who has been associated with Yeltsin for More than 15 years is resented by Many lawmakers who believe he restricts their Access to the president. More than half the members of parliament Are former communists including Many who oppose Yeltsin a economic reforms and support a stronger military. They have formed an uneasy Alliance with Radical reformers and former Yeltsin supporters who want to increase the parliaments Powers. Yeltsin announced that Russia will soon have its own army of up to 1.5 million members. All troops in Germany Poland the Baltic Mongolia and the caucasus mountains of the former soviet Union will be taken under russian jurisdiction he said. A Russia took a Long time to decide to form its own army hoping until the last moment to preserve the single common wealth army. We did not manage to do that however Quot he said referring to the Commonwealth of Independent states which replaced the soviet Union. Yeltsin a speech was his first major report on the reforms he accelerated after the soviet collapse last december. He reminded lawmakers that they voted to give him the Powers in the last months of soviet Rule and approved his general strategy of moving toward a free Market. A attempts to review these decisions by amending the current Constitution or adopting a new one oriented toward a parliamentary Republic with merely decorative presidential Power Are i think contradictory to the reforms a he said. A it May plunge the country into chaos feuds born of political ambitions and Clear the Way for regional separatism a he added