1. Soviet troop withdrawals Talks involving Col.-Gen. 2. In addition to the Gulf crisis, they addressed questions concerning the modalities of Soviet troop withdrawals from East Germany, and plans for a German-Soviet treaty. 3. The accord was rejected by Gen. Aoun on the grounds that it did not provide for an immediate Syrian troop withdrawal. 4. The accord was rejected by Aoun on the grounds that it did not provide for an immediate Syrian troop withdrawal. 5. The agreement on troop withdrawal was to be regarded as the basis for a future treaty on the issue. 6. In Lithuania, Shelov-Kovedyayev criticized the proposed referendum on troop withdrawal as a threat to Russian and Lithuanian security. 7. Rightist Christian organizations criticized the decision, seeking to insist on a Syrian troop withdrawal from Lebanon before a general election. 8. There was no mention in the document of Israeli troop withdrawals, nor of territorial demarcations. 9. The Presidents of Russia and Lithuania postponed until October the actual signature of a treaty on troop withdrawal, due to technical difficulties. |
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