Syria Accepts U S Peace Plan Offer A Step Toward Talks
Syria signals acceptance in principle of a U S proposal for a Middle East peace conference. President Assad’s reply to President Bush may push Israel to engage, while aligning with U S and Soviet co sponsorship. The shift, while incomplete, edges toward separating the Palestinian issue from broader Arab‑Israel negotiations.
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Damascus
Syria
U.S
Middle East
Israel
Hafez Assad
Bush
Washington
London
Assad
Amr Moussa
Jordan
Yitzhak Shamir
David Levy
Gaza Strip
West Bank
Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
U.N
Acm
James A. Baker
Baker
Egypt
Iraq
Persian Gulf
Arms talks near finish amid technical throwweight dispute
United States and Soviet negotiators edge toward a START pact while wrangling over throwweight and missile specs. Baker says deal must be right for 15 to 20 years, with U S warheads at 10 400 and Soviets at 8 000, reflecting asymmetries in long range capability and new missile definitions.
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Baker
United States
Mr. Baker
Bush
Gorbachev
London
Dunbar Lockwood
Arms Control Association
Soviets
U.S
Mikhail Moiseyev
Lockwood
Yevgeny Primakov
British Broadcasting Corp. Radio
White House
Marlin Fitewater
No. 10
Downing Street
Major
Washington
Alexander Bessmertnykh
G7 explores bold aid to Gorbachev amid Western unity
At Rambouillet and in Washington discussions with Kohl Andreotti and Major leaders press for swift large scale Soviet aid. Bush signals readiness to provide technical help to move Gorbachev toward a market system while Pravda urges Western support for the transition.
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Germany
France
Italy
Gorbachev
Bush
Helmut Kohl
Giulio Andreotti
Francois Mitterrand
Rambouillet
Paris
Communist Party
Pravda
Soviet Union
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