Title

Thatcher in USSR on defence, NATO and German role

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

8 Jun 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:16

Description

Margaret Thatcher gives a press conference statement in the USSR where she is holding talks with leader Mikhail Gorbachev. She says defence must be maintained and she is seeking to calm Soviet fears over the role of a reunified Germany in NATO. She suggests the CSC should meet more regularly to improve international relations.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher

Keywords

UK; USSR; International relations; Defence; Germany; State visits; NATO; Mikhail Gorbachev; Germany FR; German DR

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