UN General Assembly
1986

The summit meeting between the leaders of the Soviet union and the united States to address questions of this magnitude, announced just this morning, has universal support. Its importance for an easing of tensions and for the preparation of new and substantial disarmament and arms control agreements can hardly be overstated. We trust that the combined wisdom of President Reagan and Secretary-General Gorbachev will not disappoint the community of nations. On 4 November Foreign Ministers of 35 nations, including the United States and the Soviet Union, will convene in Vienna to open the third follow-up meeting of the Conference cm Security and Co-operation in Europe. This Conference, over the past years, has established a useful regional framework for constructive dialog and agreement, comprising all areas of East-west relations-, economic, cultural, political, humanitarian and military.