SUMMIT SCORECARD

Here are the major issues addressed by the Bush-Gorbachev summit meeting, what was accomplished and what lies ahead. 1 GERMANY Results: Signs of possible future accommodation emerged. U.S. wants a reunited Germany to belong to NATO alliance. Soviet Union has opposed NATO membership, but Gorbachev hinted that some form of membership might be acceptable if other concerns are addressed. Next Step: Secretary of State James A. Baker III and Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard A. Shevardnadze meet in Copenhagen on Tuesday to continue discussions. One possibility: a negotiated limit on German military strength as part of a future European security treaty. 2 LITHUANIA Results: No visible progress, although Gorbachev reportedly assured Bush that he believes he can peaceably solve the impasse over Lithuania’s independence bid. Bush repeated U.S. position that Soviet incorporation of the Baltic states was illegal. Next Step: Washington is expected to continue to advocate independence for the Baltic republics, but it appears unlikely to make other U.S.-Soviet policy initiatives contingent on resolution of the Lithuania impasse. 3 REGIONAL HOT SPOTS Results: Agreed to begin a joint airlift to feed the hungry in Ethiopia and called on the Israeli government to end Jewish settlement in the predominately Arab West Bank and Gaza Strip. Next Step: Expected to continue discussions of regional conflicts involving Afghanistan, Cambodia, Cuba, Angola, Central America and the disputed India-Pakistan border state of Jammu and Kashmir. 4 NUCLEAR ARMS Results: Major provisions of START treaty approved. Accord will reduce superpower nuclear arsenals by about one-third over seven years, setting ceiling of 6,000 warheads for each side. Under liberal counting rules, actual number of warheads will be higher. Next Step: Both countries committed to signing final START treaty by the end of 1990. Negotiations then will begin on proposed START II treaty calling for more reductions, particularly in land-based intercontinental missiles with multiple warheads. 5 EUROPEAN FORCES Results: Tentative agreements reached on reducing some classes of conventional arms in Europe, including tanks and armored vehicles, and on weapons destruction and verification. Both countries reaffirmed commitment to sign Conventional Forces in Europe treaty this year. Next Step: U.S. and Soviet Union will attempt to resolve remaining areas of dispute, including allowable aircraft levels in Europe. They will push for accelerated negotiations in Vienna between NATO and Warsaw Pact members on a complete CFE treaty. 6 CHEMICAL WEAPONS Results: Agreement signed. Calls for reducing superpower arsenals of chemical weapons to 5,000 tons each (current U.S. stockpile is 25,000 tons), with on-site verification of destruction and no new production. Next Step: The two countries will press for adoption of worldwide ban on chemical weapons at United Nations talks in Geneva. Upon approval of a global ban, U.S. and Soviet Union will reduce remaining stockpiles to 500 tons each and consider total elimination. 7 TRADE Results: General trade agreement signed, paving way for normalization of trade relations. Also approved: long-term pact calling for increased Soviet purchases of U.S. grain, expanded passenger air service between the two countries. Next Step: Trade accord will be sent to Congress after Soviet lawmakers pass law ensuring free emigration. Bush is then expected to propose most-favored-nation trading status for Soviet Union. But Congress could balk on both measures if Lithuanian impasse is unresolved.