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Union incapable of existing any longer : Yeltsin
MOSCOW. Dec 12 : Russian President Boris Yeltsin said Thursday that he and the leaders of Ukraine and Byelorussia created their Slavic common wealth because the Soviet Union "was incapable of existing any longer reports AP
In a speech to the Russian Federation legislature, which is weighing approval of the commonwealth plan. Yeltsin said support for the agreement was growing with Armenia. Kirgizia and Moldavia express *^Ydta1^ri/hito|Mid Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorba chev reached agreement Wed nesday to keep the "currently working structures " of the central government funetio ning until a majority of the republics join the com-
Hton wealth.
Yeltsin and Gorbachev are vying for the right to decide the future of the former Soviet Union and the loyalty of the Soviet military, which will play a key role in determining whose political concept will win out.
The legislatures of Bye lorusstan and Ukraine have already approved the treaty, but It has not yet been put to a vote by Russian lawmakers
Although Gorbachev has struggled to keep the union intact, an aide acknowledged Wednesday night that it was a tost cause
Igor Malashenko said on national television the Soviet leader must retain that power and the right to represent the republics tn foreign relations -
even If he were to resign.
'1 think that Mikhail Gorbachev Is ready to resign, probably he will do that, but I don't think his potential is exhausted said Malashenko
The USSR, though no longer existing, remains a nu clear superpower, and for an interim period Russia. Bye lorusstan Ukraine and Kasa khatan can form a military strategic union and entrust Mikhail Gorbachev with authority to be at Its head." he said
Those four republics hold the Soviet Union's 27.000 nu clear warI wads
Yeltsin said Armenia and Kirgizia would be the first non Slavic republic, to join the comtnonwruHb and be wuld Kazakhstan Turkmenistan and
Tadzhlsklstan would decide on
He also said tn his speech to the lawmakers that re pre scntaltves from Moldavia. In the Bouthsreatem Soviet Union. were arriving in Moscow later Thursday to discuss joining the commonwealth
Armenia's* decision was no surprise Surrounded by hos tile neighbours Armenia has sought recently to Improve relations with Russia
Despite Yeltsins an nauaaaatent. Klrgiala President Askar Akayev told his republic's lawmakers it was up to threw to decide ths jasue of membership in the commonwealth. Tas. reported.
Kirgizia was expected to join the other Central Aslan republics of TadzlsklsSan
Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan al a meeting Thursday to de clde on Joining the common wealth Kazakhstan also will at tend.
President Nursultan Nazar bayev of Kazakhstan which has about 40 per cent ethnic Russians and a like percentage of predominantly Muslim Kazakhs has said he would not try to form an Islamic coun terpart to the Slavic commonwealth.
The national legislature, whose authority was greatly weakened in the wake of the failed August coup. Is to con venc Ihursday afternoon to discus, the commonwealth It already haa approved Qefba-rhev s Union Treaty
Yeltsin met with senior Soviet Defense Ministry offl
rials and army commanders Wednerefay to woo support far thc commonwealth one day after Gorbachev held talks with the same mthtary leaders
The Russian president and Gorbachev met Wednesday for the second straight day with Yellsla saying Gorbachev had ruled out the use of force tn their poltUcal confrontation, the Russian Information Agency reported
Yeltsin told a separate meeting of Russian lawmakers Gorbachev would remain commander In-chief of the military for the present
Malashenko said Gorbachev could help serve as a "bridge between the three Slavic republics and the Muslim republics- were he given a rote in forming the commonwealth.