Existing comment:
"After almost five years, I'd met a Soviet leader I could talk to."
-- Ronald Reagan
Geneva Summit:
Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met in Geneva, Switzerland on November 19, 1985. They talked about the US Strategic Defense Initiative, which troubled Gorbachev. They acknowledged the suspicion between both countries, the importance of developing trust, and the course ahead.
They agreed to work for a 50 percent reduction in nuclear arms, the elimination of intermediate-range missiles in Europe, and more cultural and diplomatic exchanges. Above all, they gained each other's respect. |