SOVIETS PROPOSE AFGHAN DEAL

The Soviet ambassador in Kabul says Moscow is ready to sign an agreement with the United States obliging both superpowers to stop supplying arms for the Afghan war. Yuli Vorontsov said Moscow would propose the accord at US-Soviet talks on Afghanistan to be held in Moscow July 31 and Aug. 1. There has been a sharp increase in weapons supplies for guerrillas coming in from Pakistan, he said.