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Eighty-five percent of those voting in a Lithuanian plebi-scite
favour moves towards independence.
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WEU Secretary General Wim van Eekelen visits NATO for discussions
with NATO Secretary General Manfred Woerner in the framework of
ongoing consultations on the development of the European Security
and Defence Identity and cooperation between NATO and the WEU.
Additional information:
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resolution photos of the visit to NATO by Willem van Eekelen,
Secretary General of Western European Union (WEU)
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An eleventh-hour Soviet peace plan for averting the Gulf War falls
short of Allied demands for an unconditional withdrawal of Iraqi
forces.
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Coalition forces begin ground offensive into Kuwait. 25 February
Representatives of the six countries of the Warsaw Pact convene
in Budapest to announce the dissolution of its military structure.
The Warsaw Pact Committee of Defence Ministers, its Joint Command,
and its Military, Scientific and Technical Council are disbanded.
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Czechoslovak Foreign Minister Jiri Dienstbier visits NATO.
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Coalition forces liberate Kuwait. US President George Bush suspends
allied coalition combat operations. Iraq accepts unconditionally
all 12 UN resolutions relating to the withdrawal of its forces from
Kuwait.
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