The United States and the Soviet Union today moved toward agreement on resolving differences over a treaty cutting non-nuclear armed forces in Europe.

The Administration has proposed a troop limit of 275,000 as part of a treaty cutting conventional forces in Europe.

But Mr. Kohl, whose country has a large anti-nuclear lobby, said he favored acting after the conclusion of a treaty cutting conventional forces, before actual withdrawals.

They have seized on a dispute over Soviet compliance with a treaty cutting conventional forces in Europe to delay.

The centerpiece of the summit meeting is expected to be a treaty cutting the number of long-range bombers, submarines and missiles by 30 percent to 50 percent.

The White House said tonight that President Bush hoped to visit Moscow early next year, perhaps in January, if a treaty cutting long-range nuclear arms is completed.

The treaty cutting conventional forces in Europe was signed before the breakup of the Soviet Union.

He set a fall deadline to sign a treaty cutting conventional forces.

Soviet military planners tried to circumvent the treaty cutting conventional forces in Europe, because they thought the cuts agreed on by their foreign ministry went too deep.