WORLD IN BRIEF : EUROPE : End Military Blocs, Soviet General Says

The chief of the Soviet military staff, Gen. Mikhail A. Moiseyev, called for a “Europe free of military blocs” during a landmark visit to North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters in Brussels. Moiseyev met with the 16 NATO chiefs of staff who were assembled to draft the alliance’s post-Cold War strategy. He proclaimed that his country threatens no one and asked that NATO consider whether it is still necessary. “He’s entitled to his view,” said Gen. Vigleik Eide, chairman of NATO’s military committee. But he added, “The future of NATO will be decided among 16 sovereign nations.”